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Carl Nägeli

Carl Nägeli
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Carl Wilhelm von Nägeli was a Swiss botanist. He studied cell division and pollination but became known as the man who discouraged Gregor Mendel from further work on genetics.

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Timeline

  1. Rudolf WolfJuly 7, 1816 – December 6, 1893
  2. C. H. D. Buys BallotOctober 10, 1817 – February 3, 1890
  3. Carl Nägeli (this page)March 26, 1817 – May 10, 1891
  4. Charles Adolphe WurtzNovember 26, 1817 – May 12, 1884
  5. Charles Piazzi SmythJanuary 3, 1817 – February 21, 1900
  6. Jean Charles Galissard de MarignacApril 24, 1817 – April 15, 1894

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