Lorenz Oken
1779-1851
German Natural Scientist
Lorenz Oken, a proponent of natural science and philosophy, asserted that there are fundamental units of life, which he called "infusoria."...
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Oken, Lorenz(1779–1855)
Lorenz Oken, a German biologist and philosopher, was born at Bohlsbach, Baden. He was graduated from the faculty of medicine at Freiburg in 1804 and obtained his first p...
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Born as Lorenz Okenfuss on his father's farm near Bohlsbach bei Offenburg, Germany, Lorenz Oken shortened his rustic-sounding surname to prevent ridicule. Oken studied medicine at the University of Fr...
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Lorenz Oken
Oken, Lorenz (1779-1855)
Lorenz Oken