Historical Background of the Development of Zoology

Ancient Science Medieval Science

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CRO MAGNONS STONE AGE ARISTOTLE PHYSIOLOGUS PLINY THE ELDER ALBERTUS MAGNUS
HELLENIC
(1650-1850) Medieval Literature Combined fact and Used dissection to
PERIOD (8000-5000 BC) (18000 BC)
Collected facts about associated with fantasy for his connect behavior
(400-330 BC) Etchings and cave Wall paints &
500 animals, devised 1st specific animal and studies of natural functions to internal
sketches of animals engraved
Focused on the classification system character trait history structures
as documentations
work of aristotle bones Early Modern Era

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LINNAEUS, DARWIN & WALLACE LAMARCK LEEUWENHOEK ROBERT HOOKE CONRAD GESNER EDWARD TOPSELL PIERRE BELON
Linnaeus: Father of Modern Controversial Made the first Improved the Contributed to the Famous natural Noted anatomical
Taxonomy similarities between
figure in the simplest compound 16th century historian and
Darwin: Father of Biology
study of microscope, first to microscope, cork progression of published Historie of the human skeleton
Wallace: Father of
evolution see live bacteria of plant = cell Zoology Four-Footed Beastes and that of birds
Biogeography