Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus
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This article is about the zoologist. For the chemist, see Karl Ernst Claus
| Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus | |
| Born | January 2, 1835 Kassel, Germany |
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| Died | January 18, 1899 (aged 64) Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Nationality | German |
| Fields | marine zoology |
| Institutions | University of Würzburg, University of Göttingen, University of Vienna |
| Alma mater | University of Marburg, University of Gießen |
| Doctoral advisor | Rudolf Leuckart |
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus (January 2, 1835 – January 18, 1899 was a German zoologist. He was an opponent of the ideas of Ernst Haeckel.
Claus studied at the University of Marburg and the University of Gießen with Rudolf Leuckart. He worked at the Universities of Würzburg Göttingen and Vienna. He was head of the oceanographic research station in Trieste and was specialized on marine zoology and there his interest was focused on Crustacean. During his research on cell biology he coined the word Phagocyte
He is known for the fact that Sigmund Freud started his studies on the yet unsolved Eel life history [1] [2] [3]
