Born in Piep, Kreis Jerwen, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire
Ancestors 
Son of [father unknown] and Juliane Louise Baer
Brother of
Euphrosine Adeline Baer
Husband of
Auguste (Von Medem) Baer
— married
1 Jan 1820 in Evangelische Kirche Löbenicht, Königsberg, Preußen
[children unknown]
Died
at age 84
in Dorpat, Kreis Dorpat, Livonia, Russian Empire
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Biography
Karl (Baer) von Baer is Notable.
Karl (Baer) von Baer was born in Estonia.
Baltic German scientist known as the Father of Embryology.[1]
Karl Ernst von Baer was born 28 Feb [Old date system 17 Feb] 1792 in Piep manor, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire. (About 1793[2]) He was born into a German noble family, one of ten children.[1]
His parents were Johann Magnus von Baer and Juliane Louise Baer.[3]
He spent his early childhood with his uncle at Lasila manor, Estonia. He initially studied at the Imperial University of Dorpat (Tartu), and later in Germany. He became a professor of zoology at Königsberg University in 1817. He moved to St Petersburg Academy of Sciences in 1834.[1]
Carl Von Baer is notable for his studies on the embryonic development of animals. In 1827, he became the first person to observe human ova. He was also interested in the arctic, and initiated Russian studies on permafrost.[1]
Carl Ernst Von Baer, age 27, married August Von Medem on 1 Jan 1820 in Evangelische Kirche Königsberg, Königsberg, Brandenburg, Preußen (Germany).[3][2][4]
He died 28 Nov [Old date system 16 Nov] 1876.[3]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wikipedia (English): Karl Ernst von Baer
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Prussian Provinces, Selected Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1661-1944", Page number: 47, Ancestry Record 61114 #291211 (accessed 15 July 2023), Carl Ernst Von Baer marriage to Auguste Von Meden on 1 Jan 1820 in Koenigsberg (Königsberg), Brandenburg, Preußen (Germany).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Selle, Goetz von, "Baer, Karl Ernst Ritter von" in: Neue Deutsche Biographie 1 (1953), S. 524 [Online-Version]; URL: https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd118505831.html#ndbcontent
- ↑ "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61229 #15683468 (accessed 15 July 2023), Carl Ernst Von Baer (27) marriage to Auguste Von Medem on 1 Jan 1820 in Kaliningrad, OstPreussen, Deutschland (Germany).
See also:
- Baltisches Biografisches Lexikon digital, Baer, Karl Ernst v. (1792-1876)
- Encyclopedia of Exploration 1800-1850, Howgego
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