Emil Huschke
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Emil Huschke was a German anatomist and embryologist who was a native of Weimar
. He studied medicine at the University of Jena, and spent most of his professional career at Jena
. In 1827 he was appointed professor of anatomy
and director of the anatomical institute. Huschke was politically active and took part in the foundation of the Deutsche Burschenschaft, a student movement for German national unity. In 1867 his daughter Agnes Huschke married famed biologist
Ernst Haeckel
(1834-1919).
Although Huschke was a devoted advocate of nature philosophy
, and sought to find the connection between brain and soul (Hirn und Seele), he made important contributions in comparative anatomy
. He was the first to describe a handful of anatomical structures that now contain his name, including:
In 1829 Huschke was credited for establishing the heteronemertea
n genus
called Notospermus.
Weimar
Weimar is a city in Germany famous for its cultural heritage. It is located in the federal state of Thuringia , north of the Thüringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle and Leipzig. Its current population is approximately 65,000. The oldest record of the city dates from the year 899...
. He studied medicine at the University of Jena, and spent most of his professional career at Jena
Jena
Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document...
. In 1827 he was appointed professor of anatomy
Anatomy
Anatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy , and plant anatomy...
and director of the anatomical institute. Huschke was politically active and took part in the foundation of the Deutsche Burschenschaft, a student movement for German national unity. In 1867 his daughter Agnes Huschke married famed biologist
Biologist
A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of life. Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists involved in basic research attempt to discover underlying mechanisms that govern how organisms work...
Ernst Haeckel
Ernst Haeckel
The "European War" became known as "The Great War", and it was not until 1920, in the book "The First World War 1914-1918" by Charles à Court Repington, that the term "First World War" was used as the official name for the conflict.-Research:...
(1834-1919).
Although Huschke was a devoted advocate of nature philosophy
Natural philosophy
Natural philosophy or the philosophy of nature , is a term applied to the study of nature and the physical universe that was dominant before the development of modern science...
, and sought to find the connection between brain and soul (Hirn und Seele), he made important contributions in comparative anatomy
Comparative anatomy
Comparative anatomy is the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of organisms. It is closely related to evolutionary biology and phylogeny .-Description:...
. He was the first to describe a handful of anatomical structures that now contain his name, including:
- Auditory teeth of Huschke: Tooth-shaped ridges occurring on the vestibular lip of the limbus lamina spiralisLimbus spiralisThe osseous spiral lamina consists of two plates of bone, and between these are the canals for the transmission of the filaments of the acoustic nerve...
of the cochlear duct. - Huschke ’s foramen: An opening in the floor of the bony part of the external acoustic meatus in the vicinity of the tympanic membrane. It is normally closed in adults.
- Huschke ’s canal: a canal formed by the tubercleTubercleA tubercle is generally a wart-like projection, but it has slightly different meaning depending on which family of plants or animals it is used to refer to....
s of the tympanic ring. This canal usually disappears during childhood.
In 1829 Huschke was credited for establishing the heteronemertea
Heteronemertea
Heteronemertea is a monophyletic order of about 500 species of nemertean worm. It contains genera such as Lineus and Cerebratulus, and includes the largest and most muscular nemerteans....
n genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
called Notospermus.