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Adolf Portmann

Born

in Basel, Switzerland

May 27, 1897

Died

June 28, 1982

Genre

Science, Philosophy, Social Sciences

Influences

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Adolf Portmann was a zoologist. He studied zoology at the University of Basel and worked later in Geneva, Munich, Paris and Berlin, but mainly in marine biology laboratories in France and Helgoland. In 1931 he became professor of zoology in Basel. His main research areas covered marine biology and comparative morphology of vertebrates. His work was often interdisciplinary comprising sociological and philosophical aspects of life of animals and humans.

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	Animal Forms and Patterns: A Study of the Appearance of Animals 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1967 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Animal Camouflage really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1956 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Neue Wege der Biologie 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1960 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le forme viventi. Nuove prospettive della biologia by Adolf Portmann, Boris Porena (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1965 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Animals as Social Beings by Adolf Portmann, Oliver Coburn (Translator) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1961 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Essays in Philosophical Zoology by Adolf Portmann: The Living Form and the Seeing Eye really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Um das Menschenbild liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1956	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Zoologist Looks at Humankind by Adolf Portmann, Judith Schaefer (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1990 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where to animals or humans - for new beings really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1961 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vom Ursprung des Menschen: Ein Querschnitt durch die Forschungsergebnisse really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1944	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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