Emil Selenka

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Emil Selenka

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Emil Selenka's Degrees

• PhD Zoology University of Jena

Why Is Emil Selenka Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Emil Selenka was a German zoologist. He is known for his research on invertebrates and apes and the scientific expeditions he organized to Southeast Asia and South America. Life Selenka was the son of bookbinder Johannes Selenka . He studied natural history at the University of Göttingen, and following a graduate dissertation on Holothuroidea, he remained in Göttingen as an assistant to Wilhelm Moritz Keferstein . His research was in this period mainly on the anatomy, taxonomy and embryology of marine invertebrates, especially organisms from the phylum Echinodermata. In 1868 he became a professor of zoology and comparative anatomy at the University of Leiden, followed by a professorship at the University of Erlangen in 1874. In 1895 he was given an honorary professorship at the University of Munich. He was co-founder of the journal Biologisches Zentralblatt.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Emil Selenka?

Emil Selenka is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Erlangen–Nuremberg
• University of Göttingen
• Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
• University of Jena
• Leiden University