page_title: Marcus Elieser Bloch
hierarchical_section_title: Marcus Elieser Bloch
caption_attribution_description: English: Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723-1799), German zoologist Español: Marcus Elieser Bloch (1818-1893), zoólogo alemán
context_page_description: Marcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. Although he had limited education, he became a teacher in Hamburg, learned German and Latin and studied anatomy. He later settled in Berlin where he became a physician. Always interested in natural history, he amassed a private collection of natural objects. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century, and wrote many papers on natural history, comparative anatomy, and physiology.
context_section_description: Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723–1799) was a German medical doctor and naturalist. Although he had limited education, he became a teacher in Hamburg, learned German and Latin and studied anatomy. He later settled in Berlin where he became a physician. Always interested in natural history, he amassed a private collection of natural objects. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century, and wrote many papers on natural history, comparative anatomy, and physiology.
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