Overview
Biography of one of the greatest biologists of the 20th century
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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The Young Naturalist in Germany
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Ornithologist and Evolutionist in New York
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Professor of Zoology at Harvard University
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Reviews
From the reviews:
"Haffer’s book is clearly … for historians and philosophers of science, for evolutionary and other biologists with an interest in one of the eminent personalities in their field in the 20th century, and for advanced students in biology and philosophy, which already have a background in the philosophy and history of evolutionary biology. … a fascinating piece of historical analysis and description. It is now and will always be the initial point for any historical work on Ernst Mayr … ." (Michael Ohl, Zoosystematics and Evolution, Vol. 84 (2), 2008)
"To provide both a biography of Ernst Mayr and an interpretive overview of his scientific contributions in a single book is a daunting task, but Jürgen Haffer succeeds admirably. … Throughout the book, Haffer blends a chronology of Mayr’s personal life with an analytical review of his contributions to various disciplines. … The book is a good read for anyone interested in evolutionary ideas, in how science progresses, or in the career of an amazing scientist." (M. Ross Lein, Ibis, Vol. 150, 2008)
"In Ornithology, Evolution, and Philosophy, Jürgen Haffer chronicles Mayr’s life and his research. …the book will be useful not only to Mayr scholars but also to anyone wishing to understand the progress of evolutionary biology through the last century." (Trevor Price, Bioscience, Vol. 54 (2), February, 2009)
"Jürgen Haffer opens his biography of Ernst Mayr with an overview of his elegant, comprehensive work: the ornithologist, evolutionist and historian/philosopher of biology is described in detail. … Haffer’s monograph … will become a classic in the literature on the history of twentieth century biology. … This first biography, which contains many unpublished photographs such as a picture showing ‘the three Mayr brothers in Kempten (Allgäu, Bavaria), August 1907,’ will certainly open a series of books on Ernst Mayr and his outstanding scientific achievements." (U. Kutschera, Evolution: Education and Outreach, Vol. 2 (3), 2009)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Jürgen Haffer was born in 1932. He majored in geology and paleontology obtaining a PhD degree at the University of Göttingen in 1957. He became an exploration geologist and lived in South and North America, Iran, Egypt, and Norway. During these assignments he studied the bird faunas of Amazonia and Iran and has been in close communication with Ernst Mayr since the early 1960s. He also co-published a biography of Erwin Stresemann, Mayr’s teacher and friend in Berlin, Germany.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ornithology, Evolution, and Philosophy
Book Subtitle: The Life and Science of Ernst Mayr 1904-2005
Authors: Jürgen Haffer
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71779-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-71778-2Published: 19 November 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-71779-9Published: 16 August 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 474
Number of Illustrations: 71 b/w illustrations
Topics: Evolutionary Biology, Life Sciences, general, Zoology, Animal Ecology, History of Science