The son of a professor of medicine; studied medicine in Gießen (1833-1839); fled to Switzerland after he was accused of being involved in the activities aimed at causing public disturbance in Hesse (1835); continued to study in Bern (1833-1839); doctor's degree (1839); junior scientist in Neuchâtel (1839-1844); involved in scientific research in Paris (1844-1846), traveled as scientist to Italy (1846-1847); professor of zoology at Gießen (1847-1849); published a number of notable works on zoology, geology and physiology; elected as a representative of Gießen, Hesse-Darmstadt, to the Nationalversammlung (National Assembly) and served as deputy (20 May 1848 - 18 Jun 1849); belonged to the radical democratic Deutscher Hof faction; member of the Gegenparlament (Anti-Parliament); president of the People's Assembly in Frankfurt-am-Main (1849); joined the National Assembly in Stuttgart, Württemberg (Rumpfparlament) (6 Jun 1849); elected a member of the German Reich Regency, serving as the head of foreign affairs department; member of the Second Chamber of the Hesse Landstände, assembly of estates (1849-1850); fled to Bern to escape arrest on charges of seditious agitation (1849); scientist in Bern (1849-1850) and Nice (1850-1852); professor of geology (1852-1895), zoology, paleontology and anatomy (1872-1895) in Geneva; rector of the University of Geneva; member of the Swiss Nationalrat (1878-1881). Biography source: [2] |
