CAMERARIUS, RUDOLPH JACOB


Meaning of CAMERARIUS, RUDOLPH JACOB in English

German Rudolph Camerer

born Feb. 17, 1665, Tübingen, Ger.

died Sept. 11, 1721, Tübingen

German botanist.

One of the first to perform experiments in heredity, he demonstrated sexuality in plants by identifying and defining the male and female reproductive parts of the plant and by describing their function in fertilization, showing that pollen is required for the process.

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