Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus
Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus | |
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| Born | 4 February 1776 Bremen, Germany |
| Died | 16 February 1837 (aged 61) Bremen, Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Known for | Biology, Transmutation of species |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology, Mathematics, Medicine |
| Institutions | German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences |
| Academic advisors | Johann Friedrich Blumenbach |
Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus (4 February 1776, Bremen – 16 February 1837, Bremen) was a German physician, naturalist, and proto-evolutionary biologist.
His younger brother, Ludolph Christian Treviranus (1779–1864), was also a naturalist and botanist, and also a notable taxonomist and zoologist.