Christoph Gottfried Andreas Giebel
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Christoph Gottfried Andreas Giebel (1820–1881), German
zoologist and palaeontologist.
, Prussian Saxony, and educated at the University of Halle, where he graduated in 1845 with a Ph.D.
. In 1858 he became professor of zoology
and director of the museum there. He died on 14 November 1881 at Halle
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
zoologist and palaeontologist.
Biography
Giebel was born on 13 September 1820 in QuedlinburgQuedlinburg
Quedlinburg is a town located north of the Harz mountains, in the district of Harz in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. In 1994 the medieval court and the old town was set on the UNESCO world heritage list....
, Prussian Saxony, and educated at the University of Halle, where he graduated in 1845 with a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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. In 1858 he became professor of zoology
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
and director of the museum there. He died on 14 November 1881 at Halle
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Halle is the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from the town of Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia...
.