Charles Otis Whitman
Charles Otis Whitman (December 6, 1842 – December 14, 1910) was an American zoologist, who was influential to the founding of classical ethology (study of animal behavior). A dedicated educator who preferred to teach a few research students at a time, he made major contributions in the areas of evolution and embryology of worms, comparative anatomy, heredity, and animal behaviour. He was known as the "Father of Zoology" in Japan.
Charles Otis Whitman | |
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| Born | December 6, 1842 Woodstock, Maine, US |
| Died | December 14, 1910 (aged 68) Worcester, Massachusetts, US |
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| Fields | Zoology |
| Doctoral students | Bennet M. Allen, Wilhelmine Key, Wallace Craig |
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