Victor Hensen

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Christian Andreas Victor Hensen was a German zoologist (planktology). He coined the term "plankton" and laid the foundation for biological oceanography. Hensen studied medicine at the universities of Würzburg, Berlin (studying under Müller) and Kiel. In 1859, he received his doctorate in Kiel for a thesis on epilepsy and urinary secretions. In 1867, he became a member of the Prussian House of Representatives to push towards studies of the ocean. Wikipedia
Born:
1835
Died:
1924
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  • Victor Hensen

    Die Victor Hensen wurde berwiegend fr meeresbiologische Arbeiten - einschlielich Aufgaben der Fischereiforschung - eingesetzt.
    www.biedekarken.de/hensen.htm

  • Ozeanographie

    Der in Schleswig geborene Victor Hensen (1835 bis 1924) leitete eine neue Epoche der Meereskunde ein.
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  • Some text by Hensen

    Victor Hensen is the grandfather or founder of Biological Oceanography.
    www.uwm.edu/~jrs/hensen1.htm

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