Hans Driesch
Philosopher, Academic
1867 – 1941
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Who was Hans Driesch?
Hans Adolf Eduard Driesch was a German biologist and philosopher from Bad Kreuznach. He is most noted for his early experimental work in embryology and for his neo-vitalist philosophy of entelechy. He is also credited with performing the first 'cloning' of an animal in the 1880s.
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- Born
- Oct 28, 1867
Bad Kreuznach - Also known as
- Hans Driesch
- Hans Adolf Eduard Driesch
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- University of Freiburg
- Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
- Died
- Apr 17, 1941
Leipzig
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on July 23, 2013
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