Haeckel

[ hek-uhl ]

noun

1. Ernst Hein·rich [e, r, nst , hahyn, -, r, i, kh], 1834–1919, German biologist and philosopher of evolution.

Haeckel

/ hɛˈkiːlɪən; ˈhɛkəl /

noun

1. HaeckelErnst Heinrich18341919MGermanSCIENCE: biologistPHILOSOPHY: philosopher Ernst Heinrich (ɛrnst ˈhainrɪç). 1834–1919, German biologist and philosopher. He formulated the recapitulation theory of evolution and was an exponent of the philosophy of materialistic monism

Haeckel

/ hĕk′əl /

1. German naturalist who was the first to attempt a genealogical tree of all animals. He was also one of the first scientists to publicly support Darwin's theory of evolution. His own ideas about evolution attracted popular attention, and though they were later disproved, they helped to stimulate biological research.

Derived Forms

• Haeckelian, adjective

Other Words From

• Haeck·e·li·an [he-, kee, -lee-, uh, n], adjective noun
• Haeckel·ism noun

Example Sentences

In 1881, the biologist Ernst Haeckel visited Sri Lanka and described the behavior: Not only did they crawl on the ground, he wrote, but they could also “spring to reach their victim.”

From New York Times

Ernst Haeckel, the famous naturalist and proponent of Darwinism, on his visit to Sri Lanka said the flora of the land reminded him of fossils from earlier geological ages.

From Salon

In the late 19th century, the German naturalist Ernst Haeckel didn’t do the species any favors when he recommended the name Homo stupidus.

From New York Times

For Crutzen, this started in the eighteenth century, but Haeckel maintained that human influence began much earlier, with the “era of cultivated forests”.

From Nature

A little while later, we drove the few miles back to her campus laboratory, where shelves of fish tanks lined several rooms and Ernst Haeckel’s resplendent illustrations of jellyfish undulated across the walls.

From New York Times