Birth of scientific ecology : Eugenius Warming (1841-1924) / Patrick Matagne.
By: Matagne, Patrick [author.]
Language: English Series: Ecological science series: Publisher: London, UK : Hoboken, NJ : ISTE ; Wiley, 2024Description: 1 online resource (352 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781786309297; 9781394276691; 1394276699Subject(s): Warming, Eugenius, 1841-1924 | Ecologists -- BiographyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 577.092 LOC classification: QH31.M38Online resources: Full text is available at Wiley Online Library Click here to view Summary: This book presents a biography of the Danish botanist Eugen Warming. As the author of a treatise on ecology that brought him international recognition, he was able to inspire the first generation of 20th-century European and American ecologists. His innovative approach to nature and his Arctic and tropical missions heralded the birth of a new science and an ecological awareness. As a professor at several Scandinavian universities during a period of intense debate and controversy over evolutionary theories, Eugen Warming vigorously asserted his convictions. Birth of Scientific Ecology presents the image of a man of knowledge and power, recognized by his contemporaries as a founder of ecology and a player in the ecological project of the Kingdom of Denmark at a time when the empires were clashing.| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes index.
This book presents a biography of the Danish botanist Eugen Warming. As the author of a treatise on ecology that brought him international recognition, he was able to inspire the first generation of 20th-century European and American ecologists. His innovative approach to nature and his Arctic and tropical missions heralded the birth of a new science and an ecological awareness. As a professor at several Scandinavian universities during a period of intense debate and controversy over evolutionary theories, Eugen Warming vigorously asserted his convictions. Birth of Scientific Ecology presents the image of a man of knowledge and power, recognized by his contemporaries as a founder of ecology and a player in the ecological project of the Kingdom of Denmark at a time when the empires were clashing.
About the Author
Patrick Matagne holds a doctorate in Epistemology and the History of Science from the University of Paris VII, France. He was a lecturer at the University of Poitiers, France, until 2020.
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