Julius Victor Carus (25 July 1823 – 10 March 1903) was a German

zoologist Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and d ...

, comparative anatomist and entomologist.

Career

Carus was born in

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. He served as curator of the Museum of Comparative Anatomy at

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from 1849 to 1851, and as professor of comparative anatomy and director of the Zoological Museum at the

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in 1853. Carus was an early supporter of Darwinism. With

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's approval he became his German translator. In 1875, Carus issued a German edition of Darwin's collected works.Kelly, Alfred. ''The Descent of Darwin: The Popularization of Darwinism in Germany, 1860-1914''. p. 21

Bibliography

(incomplete) * 1849. ''Zur nähern Kenntnis des Generationswechsels'' (Leipzig). * 1853. ''System der tierischen Morphologie''. * 1854. ''Über die Wertbestimmung zoologische Merkmale''. * 1857. Julius Victor Carus (dir.)
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(1812–1898), Carl Gegenbaur (1826–1903),

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, Albert Kölliker, Heinrich Ludwig Hermann Müller (1829–1883),

Max Schultze Max Johann Sigismund Schultze (25 March 1825 – 16 January 1874) was a German microscopic anatomist noted for his work on cell theory. Biography Schultze was born in Freiburg im Breisgau (Baden). He studied medicine at Greifswald and Berlin, an ...

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(1804–1885) et

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. (

Wilhelm Engelmann Wilhelm EngelmannKarl Friedrich Pfau: Engelmann, Wilhelm. Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie 48(1904)378-9 was a German publisher and bookseller (August 1, 1808 in Lemgo – December 23, 1878 in Leipzig). Engelmann was the son of a bookseller in L ...

, Leipzig). * 1861. ''Bibliotheca zoologica'' (Leipzig, two volumes) * 1861. ''Über die Leptocephaliden''. (Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig). * 1863–1875 : with

Wilhelm Peters Wilhelm Karl Hartwich (or Hartwig) Peters (22 April 1815 in Koldenbüttel – 20 April 1883) was a German naturalist and explorer. He was assistant to the anatomist Johannes Peter Müller and later became curator of the Berlin Zoological Muse ...

(1815–1883) and

Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker (30 August 1828 – 20 June 1895) was a German zoologist, entomologist and professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Berlin and then the University of Greifswald. Biography Gerstaecker was born ...

(1828–1895) ''Handbuch der Zoologie'' (Leipzig). * 1872. ''Alexander von Humboldt. Eine wissenschaftliche Biographie''. (Leipzig, 3 volumes). * 1872. with Johannes Peter Müller (1801–1858) and

Geschichte der Zoologie bis auf Joh. Müller und Ch. Darwin. (Münich). * 1884. ''Prodromus faunae mediterraneae''
volume 1volume 2

References

Translation of French Wikipedia

External links

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