H.G. Bronn, Ernst Haeckel, and the origins of German Darwinism
Subtitle: a study in translation and transformation
By: Sander Gliboff.
Series: Transformations; Transformations (M.I.T. Press)
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9780262072939
Subjects: Bronn, H. G. -- 1800-1862; Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August, -- 1834-1919; Evolution (Biology) -- Germany -- History
Description: A revisionist view of the history of German Darwinism examines the translation of Darwin's work and its early reception in Germany. Gliboff tells the story of how Heinrich Georg Bronn translated the book into German, and traces Bronn's influence on German Darwinism through the career of Ernst Haeckel.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-248) and index.