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Ernst Heinrich Haeckel

DEFINITIONS OF: Ernst Heinrich Haeckel

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n German biologist and philosopher; advocated Darwinism and formulated the theory of recapitulation; was an exponent of materialistic monism (1834-1919)

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Haeckel
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biologist, life scientist
(biology) a scientist who studies living organisms
philosopher
a specialist in philosophy
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