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Carl Chun (October 1, 1852April 11, 1914) was a German marine biologist. October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of organisms. ...


Chun was born in Höchst, today a part of Frankfurt, and studied zoology at the University of Leipzig where, after posts in Königsberg and Breslau, he was appointed professor for biology in 1892. He initiated and led the German deep sea expedition, which set out on August 1, 1898 from Hamburg to explore the deep sea in the subantarctic seas. They visited Bouvetøya, the Kerguelen Islands, and other islands in the area, before returning to Hamburg, where they arrived on April 30, 1899. Main Station Frankfurt Frankfurt International Airport For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... Zoology is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. ... The University of Leipzig (Universität Leipzig), located in Leipzig in the Free State and former Kingdom of Saxony, is one of the oldest universities in Europe. ... Former German name of the city of Kaliningrad. ... Wrocław. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Hamburgs motto: May the posterity endeavour with dignity to conserve the freedom, which the forefathers acquired. ... Greek ἀνταρκτικός, opposite the arctic) is a continent surrounding the Earths South Pole. ... Orthographic projection centered over Bouvet Island Map of Bouvet Island Aerial photo Bouvet Island (Norwegian: Bouvetøya) is an uninhabited sub-antarctic volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean, south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa). ... Basic data Administrative status: district Country: French Southern and Antarctic Lands Capital: Port-aux-Français Population: ca. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...


Chun was a specialist on cephalopods and plankton. He discovered and named the Vampire Squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis, lit. "vampire squid from hell"). Orders Subclass Nautiloidea †Plectronocerida †Ellesmerocerida †Actinocerida †Pseudorthocerida †Endocerida †Tarphycerida †Oncocerida †Discosorida Nautilida †Orthocerida †Ascocerida †Bactritida Subclass †Ammonoidea †Goniatitida †Ceratitida †Ammonitida Subclass Coleoidea †Belemnoidea †Aulacocerida †Belemnitida †Hematitida †Phragmoteuthida Neocoleoidea (most living cephalopods) Sepiida Sepiolida Spirulida Teuthida Octopoda Vampyromorphida The cephalopods (head-foot) are the mollusk class Cephalopoda characterized by bilateral body... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Binomial name Vampyroteuthis infernalis Chun, 1903 The Vampire Squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis, lit. ...


He died on April 11, 1914 in Leipzig. April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... [] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the Federal State (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ...


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Carl Chun at AllExperts (238 words)
Carl Chun (October 1, 1852 â€" April 11, 1914) was a German marine biologist.
Chun was born in Höchst, today a part of Frankfurt, and studied zoology at the University of Leipzig where, after posts in Königsberg and Breslau, he was appointed professor for biology in 1892.
Chun was a specialist on cephalopods and plankton.
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