Ernst Haeckel

Biology German 1834 – 1919 384 quotes

Coined ecology, phylogeny; mapped evolutionary trees

Quotes by Ernst Haeckel

The laws of physics govern all life.

Der Monismus als Band zwischen Religion und Wissenschaft 1892

The intricate patterns of nature are a testament to evolution.

Kunstformen der Natur 1904

The study of embryology reveals our evolutionary past.

Generelle Morphologie der Organismen 1866

The human species is a product of natural selection.

Natürliche Schöpfungsgeschichte 1868

Monism offers a scientific basis for ethics.

Der Monismus als Band zwischen Religion und Wissenschaft 1892

The forms of life are infinitely diverse and beautiful.

Kunstformen der Natur 1904

The cell is the fundamental unit of all living things.

Generelle Morphologie der Organismen 1866

The history of life is written in the rocks.

Natürliche Schöpfungsgeschichte 1868

The universe is a self-organizing system.

Der Monismus als Band zwischen Religion und Wissenschaft 1892

The beauty of nature is a source of profound wonder.

Kunstformen der Natur 1904

The study of biology is the study of life itself.

Generelle Morphologie der Organismen 1866

The cell is the basic unit of life, and its division is the key to understanding evolution.

Book 1868

Man is not above nature, but a part of it.

Book 1876

The history of evolution is the history of the struggle for existence.

Book 1892

In the struggle for existence, the fittest survive.

Book 1863

The riddle of the universe is the riddle of life itself.

Book 1899

God is a gaseous vertebrate.

Book 1905

Darwinism is the greatest achievement of the nineteenth century.

Speech 1876

Beauty in nature is the harmony of form and function.

Book 1899

The soul is a product of the brain, nothing more.

Book 1899