Eduard Brandt
Eduard Brandt ( Russian Эдуард Карлович Брандт , Eduard Karlowitsch Brandt , also Eduard von Brandt ; born February 15, 1839 in Saint Petersburg , † November 17, 1891 ibid) was a German-Russian physician (comparative anatomy) and zoologist ( entomology ).
Brandt attended the Sankt-Petri-Schule in Saint Petersburg and studied at the Petersburg Medical-Surgical Academy with a diploma in 1862 and a doctorate in 1865. He also studied zoology (especially entomology) and botany, and in 1876 earned a master's degree in zoology. In 1863 he became an assistant at the chair for zoology and comparative anatomy of the medical-surgical academy, in 1865 a private lecturer and in 1866 a prosector. In 1866 he was on a study trip abroad in Paris (with Émile Blanchard , Henri Milne-Edwards ) and London (with Richard Owen ).
In 1873 he became an associate professor and in 1878 a full professor of zoology and comparative anatomy at the Medical and Surgical Academy. He also gave zoology courses at various other universities in Saint Petersburg.
In 1881 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina .
He received a prize from the French Academy of Sciences for his research on the nervous system of insects. From 1880 to 1889 he was President of the Russian Entomological Society .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Member entry of Eduard Brandt at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on July 19, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brandt, Eduard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Брандт, Эдуард Карлович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Russian medic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1839 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Petersburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 17, 1891 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |