Birth Day | November 7, 1840 |
Birth Place | Latvia |
Age | 179 YEARS OLD |
Birth Sign | Scorpio |
Russian embryologist of Polish descent who is best known for his studies of animals.
He studied medicine at the University of Heidelberg and then became a professor at St. Petersburg.
His research showed that all animals go through a period of gastrulation.
He married and had three children with his wife.
He and Andre Geim were both scientists from Russia.