Franz Martin Hilgendorf
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This article is about the zoologist. For the New Zealand scientist, see Frederick William Hilgendorf.
Franz Martin Hilgendorf (5 December 1839 – 5 July 1904) was a German zoologist and paleontologist. Hilgendorf's research on fossil snails from the Steinheim crater in the early 1860s became a palaeontological evidence for the theory of evolution published by Charles Darwin in 1859.
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Franz Martin Hilgendorf | |
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Born | (1839-12-05)5 December 1839 |
Died | 5 July 1904(1904-07-05) (aged 64) |
Nationality | German |
Known for | discovery of evolution in snails |
Scientific career | |
Fields | zoologist and paleontologist |
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