Leopold von Ubisch (1886–1965)[1] was a German paleontologist who in 1954 surgically removed the nucleus from sea urchin eggs, to confirm an 1899 experiment by Theodor Boveri.[2]

He was an early supporter of the theory of continental drift.[3][4]

Life

Von Ubisch was a professor of zoology at the University of Münster from 1927 to 1935, when he was fired because his mother was Jewish.[5]: 72  In 1945 he declined an offer to return to his chair.[5]: 50 

He had one sister, Gerta, who was born in Metz on 3 October 1882,[5]: 52  and died in 1965.[1] She lectured on genetics in Heidelberg.[5]: 54 

References

  1. 1 2 Charpa, Ulrich; Deichmann, Ute (2007). Jews and Sciences in German Contexts: Case Studies from the 19th and 20th Centuries. Mohr Siebeck. ISBN 978-3-16-149121-4. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Laubichler, Manfred D.; Davidson, Eric H. (1 February 2008). "Boveri's long experiment: Sea urchin merogones and the establishment of the role of nuclear chromosomes in development". Developmental Biology. 314 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.11.024. ISSN 0012-1606. PMC 2247478. PMID 18163986. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  3. ↑ Frankel, Henry R. (16 February 2017). The Continental Drift Controversy: Volume 1, Wegener and the Early Debate. Cambridge University Press. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-316-61604-8. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Le Grand, Homer Eugene (15 December 1988). Drifting Continents and Shifting Theories. Cambridge University Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-521-31105-2. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Deichmann, Ute (1996). Biologists Under Hitler. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-07405-7. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
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