Camerarius, Rudolph Jacob
- Camerarius, Rudolph Jacob
-
▪ German botanist
born Feb. 17, 1665, Tübingen, Ger.
died Sept. 11, 1721, Tübingen
botanist who demonstrated the existence of sexes in plants.
Professor of natural philosophy at the University of Tübingen, Camerarius was one of the first workers to perform experiments in heredity. He contributed particularly toward establishing sexual differentiation in plants by identifying and defining the male (
anther) and female (
pistil) reproductive parts of the plant and also by describing their function in fertilization. He showed that pollen is required for this process. He described his findings in the form of a letter to a colleague,
De sexu plantarum (1694; “On the sex of plants”), and
in Opuscula botanica (1697; “Botanical Works”).
* * *
Universalium.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Camerarius , Rudolph Jacob — (1665–1721) German botanist Born the son of a professor of medicine at Tübingen (now in Germany), Camerarius was himself educated there and received his doctorate in 1687. He joined the staff at Tübingen and following his father s death in 1695… … Scientists
Camerarius, Rudolph (Jacob) — German Rudolph Camerer born Feb. 17, 1665, Tübingen, Ger. died Sept. 11, 1721, Tübingen German botanist. One of the first to perform experiments in heredity, he demonstrated sexuality in plants by identifying and defining the male and female… … Universalium
Camerarius, Rudolph (Jacob) — alemán Rudolph Camerer (17 feb. 1665, Tübingen, Alemania–11 sep. 1721, Tübingen). Botánico alemán. Uno de los primeros en realizar experimentos sobre la herencia. Demostró la sexualidad de las plantas al identificar y definir sus partes… … Enciclopedia Universal
CAMERARIUS (R. J.) — CAMERARIUS RUDOLPH JACOB (1665 1721) D’une famille d’intellectuels, Rudolf Camerarius est le fils d’Elias Rudolph, docteur en philosophie et en médecine, qui fut professeur, puis recteur de l’université de Tübingen et membre de la célèbre… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Rudolph — Rudolph, Paul * * * (as used in expressions) Camerarius, Rudolph (Jacob) Rudolph Camerer Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. Giuliani, Rudolph W(illiam) Marcus, Rudolph A. Quinn, Anthony (Rudolph Oaxaca) Rudolph, Wilma (Glodean) Wurlitzer, (Franz) Rudolph … Enciclopedia Universal
Jacob — o Ya akov, en hebreo יַעֲקֹב sostenido por el talón o en árabe يعقوب Yaʿqūb, conocido despues como Israel hebreo יִשְׂרָאֵל Principe de Dios , árabe اسرائيل Isrāʾīl) es uno de los patriarcas de la Biblia. Su historia es contada en el libro de… … Enciclopedia Universal
Rudolph — /rooh dolf/, n. 1. Paul (Marvin), 1918 97, U.S. architect. 2. Wilma (Glodean) /gloh dee euhn/, born 1940, U.S. track and field athlete. 3. a male given name, form of Rolf. * * * (as used in expressions) Camerarius Rudolph Jacob Rudolph Camerer… … Universalium
Jacob — /jay keuhb/ for 1, 3; Fr. /zhann kawb / for 2, n. 1. the second son of Isaac, the twin brother of Esau, and father of the 12 patriarchs. Gen. 25:24 34. 2. François /frddahonn swann /, born 1920, French geneticist: Nobel prize for medicine 1965. 3 … Universalium
heredity — /heuh red i tee/, n., pl. heredities. Biol. 1. the transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring: it is dependent upon the segregation and recombination of genes during meiosis and fertilization and results in the genesis of a new… … Universalium
Linnaeus, Carolus — Swedish Carl von Linné born May 23, 1707, Råshult, Smâland, Swed. died Jan. 10, 1778, Uppsala Swedish botanist and explorer. He studied botany at Uppsala university and explored Swedish Lapland before going to Holland to study medicine (1735).… … Universalium
