Kutschera Ulrich, Levit Georgy S, Hossfeld Uwe
Institute of Biology, University of Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Strasse 40, 34132, Kassel, Germany.
Biology Education Research Group, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Bienenhaus - Am Steiger 3, 07743, Jena, Germany.
Theory Biosci. 2019 May;138(1):1-7. doi: 10.1007/s12064-019-00276-4. Epub 2019 Feb 24.
The year 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Ernst Haeckel, a German zoologist, artist, and philosopher of science, who defended and supplemented Charles Darwin's system of theories regarding the mechanisms of biological evolution. We briefly recapitulate Haeckel's remarkable career and reproduce the Laudatio read by the President of the Linnean Society of London (1 July 1908), when Haeckel was awarded the Darwin-Wallace Medal. Finally, we summarize the importance of Haeckel's original concepts, insights, and theories with reference to our current knowledge in the areas of evolutionary biology, molecular phylogenetics, systematic zoology, and philosophical issues today.
2019年是德国动物学家、艺术家和科学哲学家恩斯特·海克尔逝世100周年。海克尔捍卫并补充了查尔斯·达尔文关于生物进化机制的理论体系。我们简要回顾一下海克尔卓越的职业生涯,并重现1908年7月1日伦敦林奈学会主席宣读的颂词,当时海克尔被授予达尔文 - 华莱士奖章。最后,我们参照当今进化生物学、分子系统发育学、系统动物学及哲学问题等领域的现有知识,总结出海克尔原创概念、见解和理论的重要性。