Science · 1869–1941
Hans Spemann — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 27 June 1869 · Died: 9 September 1941 · Age at death: 72
How old was Hans Spemann when he died?
Hans Spemann died aged 72. He was born on 27 June 1869 and died on 9 September 1941.
Nobel Prize-winning biologist who discovered the embryonic organiser effect
Did you know?He performed early cloning experiments using a strand of his own infant daughter’s hair to split a developing salamander egg.
Hans Spemann (German:; 27 June 1869 – 9 September 1941) was a German embryologist who was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1935 for his student Hilde Mangold's discovery of the effect now known as embryonic induction, an influence, exercised by various parts of the embryo, that directs the…
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- Age at death
- 72
- Years since death
- 85
- Born
- June 27, 1869 · Stuttgart, Germany
- Died
- September 9, 1941
- Nationality
- German
- Known for
- Science
Family
- Father
- Wilhelm Spemann
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