Ernst Ehlers

Ernst Heinrich Ehlers ( born November 11, 1835 in Lüneburg, † December 31, 1925 in Göttingen ) was a German zoologist.

Life

After graduation, he studied medicine and biology and was after Doctor of Medicine worked as a doctor. After his habilitation, he was first a lecturer and prosector at the Anatomical Institute in Göttingen. Later he was appointed professor of zoology at the Georg -August- University Göttingen, worked at this until his retirement and was, among other doctoral supervisor of Jan Bohls and Ludwig Rhumbler.

In addition to his teaching, he dealt primarily with the study of bristle worms and wrote about the reference book The bristle worms ( Annelida Chaetopoda ) according to systematic and anatomical studies (1864 ). Later he became editor in 1848, founded by Carl von Siebold and Albert Kölliker journal of scientific zoology. In 1874 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina.

From 1894 to 1895 he was president of the German Zoological Society ( DZG ) and in addition also a longtime member of the Royal Society of Sciences in Göttingen (Societas Regia Scientiarum Gottingensis ), now the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen. In 1915 he was secretary of that company and informed as such, among other things on December 18, 1915 Albert Einstein on its inclusion as Corresponding Member.

Ehlers was also known for his private art collection.

Writings

• The bristle worms ( Annelida Chaetopoda ) according to systematic and anatomical studies. 1864 ( digitized )