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The history of zoology before Charles Darwin's 1859 theory of evolution traces the organized study of the animal kingdom from ancient to modern times. Although the concept of zoology as a single coherent field arose much later, systematic study of zoology is seen in the works of Aristotle and Galen in the ancient Greco-Roman world .
Henri Milne-Edwards (French, 1800–1885) introduces the idea of physiologic division of labor and writes a treatise on comparative anatomy and physiology (1857–1881). Charles Darwin's 1859 publication On the Origin of Species revolutionised zoology. 1859.
John Edward Gray FRS (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of zoologist George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray (1766–1828). The standard author abbreviation J.E.Gray is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [1]
Pages in category "Zoology timelines" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... 1800–1850; Timeline of entomology – 1850–1900;
Zoology (UK: / z u ˈ ɒ l ə dʒ i / zoo-OL-ə-jee, US: / z oʊ ˈ ɒ l ə dʒ i / zoh-OL-ə-jee) [1] is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the structure , embryology , classification , habits , and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct , and how they interact with their ecosystems .
Animals described in 1800 (9 C, 2 P) A. Amphibians described in the 18th century (14 C, 1 P) Arachnids described in the 18th century (8 C) B.
Thaddeus William Harris Report on the Geology, Mineralogy, Botany, and Zoology of Massachusetts published. Julius Theodor Christian Ratzeburg Die Forstinsekten, Berlin 1837–1844 commenced. This is a founding work of forest entomology. 1834 Entomological Society of London founded. François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau Études entomologique.
Sir Richard Owen KCB FRMS FRS (20 July 1804 – 18 December 1892) was an English biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist.Owen is generally considered to have been an outstanding naturalist with a remarkable gift for interpreting fossils.