Jakob Johann von Uexküll
Jakob von Uexküll | |
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Jakob Johann von Uexküll in 1903 | |
| Born | Jakob Johann Freiherr von Uexküll 8 September [O.S. 27 August] 1864 Keblas Manor, Sankt Michaelis, Wiek County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire (in present-day Mihkli, Pärnu County, Estonia) |
| Died | 25 July 1944 (aged 79) |
| Alma mater | Imperial University of Dorpat |
| Known for | The Umgebung–Umwelt distinction Lebensphilosophie Biosemiotics |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology Semiotics |
| Institutions | University of Hamburg |
Jakob Johann Freiherr von Uexküll (/ˈʊkskʊl/; German: [ˈʏkskʏl]; 8 September [O.S. 27 August] 1864 – 25 July 1944) was a Baltic German biologist who worked in the fields of muscular physiology and animal behaviour studies and was an influence on the cybernetics of life. However, his most notable contribution is the notion of Umwelt, used by semiotician Thomas Sebeok and philosopher Martin Heidegger. His works established biosemiotics as a field of research.