Emil Racoviță
Emil Gheorghe Racoviță (Romanian: [eˈmil ˈrakovit͡sə]; 15 November 1868 – 19 November 1947) was a Romanian biologist, zoologist, speleologist, and Antarctic explorer.
Emil Racoviță | |
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Racoviță around 1897 | |
| Born | Emil Gheorghe Racoviță 15 November 1868 Iași, United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia |
| Died | 19 November 1947 (aged 79) |
| Resting place | Hajongard Cemetery, Cluj-Napoca |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology, speleology, zoology |
| Institutions | Babeș-Bolyai University |
| Thesis | Le lobe cephalique et l’encéphale des Annélides Polychète (1896) |
| Doctoral advisor | Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers |
Together with Grigore Antipa, he was one of the most noted promoters of natural sciences in Romania. Racoviță was the first Romanian to have gone on a scientific research expedition to the Antarctic. He was an influential professor, scholar and researcher, and served as President of the Romanian Academy from 1926 to 1929.
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