Leopold von Ubisch (1886–1965) [1] was a German paleontologist who in 1954 surgically removed the nucleus from sea urchin eggs, to confirm an 1899 experiment by Theodor Boveri. [2]
He was an early supporter of the theory of continental drift. [3] [4]
Von Ubisch was a professor of zoology at the University of Münster from 1927 to 1935, when he was fired because his mother was Jewish. [5]: 72 In 1945 he declined an offer to return to his chair. [5]: 50
He had one sister, Gerta, who was born in Metz on 3 October 1882, [5]: 52 and died in 1965. [1] She lectured on genetics in Heidelberg. [5]: 54
Leopold von Ubisch (1886–1965) [1] was a German paleontologist who in 1954 surgically removed the nucleus from sea urchin eggs, to confirm an 1899 experiment by Theodor Boveri. [2]
He was an early supporter of the theory of continental drift. [3] [4]
Von Ubisch was a professor of zoology at the University of Münster from 1927 to 1935, when he was fired because his mother was Jewish. [5]: 72 In 1945 he declined an offer to return to his chair. [5]: 50
He had one sister, Gerta, who was born in Metz on 3 October 1882, [5]: 52 and died in 1965. [1] She lectured on genetics in Heidelberg. [5]: 54