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Johann Jakob Kaup

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Gender Male
Death151 years ago
Date of birth January 1,0914
Zodiac sign Aries
Born Darmstadt
Germany
Date of died July 4,1873
DiedDarmstadt
Germany
Job Naturalist
NationalityGerman
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Johann Jakob Kaup Life story


Johann Jakob von Kaup was a German naturalist. A proponent of natural philosophy, he believed in an innate mathematical order in nature and he attempted biological classifications based on the Quinarian system. Kaup is also known for having coined popular prehistoric taxa like Pterosauria and Machairodus.

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