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baron christian von wolff

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Wolff

  [vawlf; Eng. woolf]
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–noun
1. Chris⋅ti⋅an von  [kris-tee-ahn fuhn] , Baron. Also, Wolf. 1679–1754, German philosopher and mathematician.
2. Kas⋅par Frie⋅drich  [kahs-pahr free-drikh] , 1733–94, German anatomist and physiologist.
Related forms:
Wolff⋅i⋅an, adjective
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Wolff (vôlf), Kaspar Friedrich. 1733-1794.

German anatomist noted for his pioneering work in embryology. His chief work, Theoria Generationis (1759), refuted the theory of preformation, which held that the embryo is a fully formed miniature adult.

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