Ernst Haeckel - Artforms of Nature

**MSFixR** · 09-16-2008, 11:22 AM

Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (February 16, 1834 — August 9, 1919), also written von Haeckel, was an eminent German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician, professor and artist who discovered, described and named thousands of new species, mapped a genealogical tree relating all life forms, and coined many terms in biology, including phylum, phylogeny, ecology and the kingdom Protista.

Haeckel was a zoologist, an accomplished artist and illustrator, and later a professor of comparative anatomy.

Haeckel's entire literary output was extensive, working as a professor at the University of Jena for 47 years, and even at the time of the celebration of his 60th birthday at Jena in 1894, Haeckel had produced 42 works with nearly 13,000 pages, besides numerous scientific memoirs and illustrations.

The subsequent illustrations are from his work Kunstformen der Natur (1904) - Artforms of Nature, with plates representing detailed marine animal forms.

Proteus - An animated documentary film on the life and work of Ernst Haeckel has just been released.

References: Ernst_Haeckel and Kunstformen der Natur

**MSFixR** · 09-16-2008, 11:25 AM

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Samson The Cat · 09-17-2008, 03:50 PM

Thanks for posting. I hope you don't feel bad when these kind of topics don't generate much posts. Usually there's not much to add. Or maybe in this case, that Haeckel is a little controversial, because of some statements he did about people with disabilities. ...I feel bad for spoiling this. The illustrations are really nice.

**MSFixR** · 09-17-2008, 05:53 PM

Yes, I was aware of the controversies surrounding him but I doubted that many others in FanHost, present company excluded, would have been so aware unless they read his biography. I think the man's artwork can be appreciated independent of any of his erroneous ideas.

**Jocasta** · 09-18-2008, 04:18 AM

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Yes, I was aware of the controversies surrounding him but I doubted that many others in FanHost, present company excluded, would have been so aware unless they read his biography.

I have to wonder why you bother posting around such unread plebs.

On the issue of does a man's beliefs counter his talent. I'd say Wagner's genius withstands his odious beliefs.

**MSFixR** · 09-18-2008, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Jocasta

I have to wonder why you bother posting around such unread plebs.

On the issue of does a man's beliefs counter his talent. I'd say Wagner's genius withstands his odious beliefs.

Without the plebeians, would the patricians feel as mighty?

Wagner was a notorious womanizer but he got the anti-Semitism reputation from Hitler.

Samson The Cat · 09-18-2008, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Jocasta

I have to wonder why you bother posting around such unread plebs.

I read, but feel I cannot contribute to the topics at the appropriate level. I feel dumb.

**Jocasta** · 09-18-2008, 04:48 PM

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Without the plebeians, would the patricians feel as mighty?

Yes, that's why a number of people post here (not just you); to feel superior.

**MSFixR** · 09-18-2008, 06:41 PM

So what you are saying, Jo, is that, for some, posting on FanHost is an ego trip?

**MissyO** · 09-18-2008, 08:15 PM

There's a lot of shlt in the sea I haven't seen before according to these. Interesting stuff.

Thanks for posting Fixr.

**Jocasta** · 09-19-2008, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by MSFixR

So what you are saying, Jo, is that, for some, posting on FanHost is an ego trip?

Exactly but you're not the worst (greatest?) offender, not my a long way.

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Originally Posted by MSFixR

Wagner was a notorious womanizer but he got the anti-Semitism reputation from Hitler.

Apart from the antisemitic comments he published. But I don't claim to be an expert of the subject.

**MSFixR** · 09-19-2008, 06:22 AM

So, Jo, are you proposing that we (I) leave our (my) egos at home and become lurkers?

**Jocasta** · 09-19-2008, 09:28 AM

I'm not proposing anything just telling it like it is. Like I said you're not the worst, by a long way and the worst ones that are here for the ego boost have either left or I avoid them.
Simple.

**MSFixR** · 09-19-2008, 09:34 AM

Too bad, I thought I could get you to name names.

Anyway, I enjoy the music and operas of Wagner even though he was a bigot and cad. Likewise I appreciate the painstaking detail in the drawings of Haeckel in spite of his sociological views. Nobody is perfect.

**Jocasta** · 09-19-2008, 10:04 AM

If I named names I'd be called a b*tch.

And I agree, a man's antisemitism doesn't lessen his talent. Although I believe Hitler's paintings were crap.

**Plastic Flute** · 09-19-2008, 09:01 PM

So how bout them Mets?

**MSFixR** · 09-19-2008, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Plastic Flute

So how bout them Mets?

Flute, you frequently make my day.

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MSFixR Moderate Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dante's Inferno, Circle 5 Posts: 13,283 My Profile	Ernst Haeckel - Artforms of Nature Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (February 16, 1834 — August 9, 1919), also written von Haeckel, was an eminent German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician, professor and artist who discovered, described and named thousands of new species, mapped a genealogical tree relating all life forms, and coined many terms in biology, including phylum, phylogeny, ecology and the kingdom Protista. Haeckel was a zoologist, an accomplished artist and illustrator, and later a professor of comparative anatomy. Haeckel's entire literary output was extensive, working as a professor at the University of Jena for 47 years, and even at the time of the celebration of his 60th birthday at Jena in 1894, Haeckel had produced 42 works with nearly 13,000 pages, besides numerous scientific memoirs and illustrations. The subsequent illustrations are from his work Kunstformen der Natur (1904) - Artforms of Nature, with plates representing detailed marine animal forms. Proteus - An animated documentary film on the life and work of Ernst Haeckel has just been released. References: Ernst_Haeckel and Kunstformen der Natur

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Samson The Cat Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Thuringia Posts: 2,428 My Profile	Thanks for posting. I hope you don't feel bad when these kind of topics don't generate much posts. Usually there's not much to add. Or maybe in this case, that Haeckel is a little controversial, because of some statements he did about people with disabilities. ...I feel bad for spoiling this. The illustrations are really nice. Last edited by Samson The Cat; 09-17-2008 at 03:55 PM..

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MSFixR Moderate Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dante's Inferno, Circle 5 Posts: 13,283 My Profile	Yes, I was aware of the controversies surrounding him but I doubted that many others in FanHost, present company excluded, would have been so aware unless they read his biography. I think the man's artwork can be appreciated independent of any of his erroneous ideas.

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MSFixR Moderate Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dante's Inferno, Circle 5 Posts: 13,283 My Profile	So what you are saying, Jo, is that, for some, posting on FanHost is an ego trip?

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MissyO Perennially Disgruntled Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 4,398 My Profile	There's a lot of shlt in the sea I haven't seen before according to these. Interesting stuff. Thanks for posting Fixr.

09-19-2008, 06:22 AM	#15 (permalink)
MSFixR Moderate Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dante's Inferno, Circle 5 Posts: 13,283 My Profile	So, Jo, are you proposing that we (I) leave our (my) egos at home and become lurkers?

09-19-2008, 09:28 AM	#16 (permalink)
Jocasta Josh&Hart&Nett. Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 21,213 My Profile	I'm not proposing anything just telling it like it is. Like I said you're not the worst, by a long way and the worst ones that are here for the ego boost have either left or I avoid them. Simple.

09-19-2008, 09:34 AM	#17 (permalink)
MSFixR Moderate Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dante's Inferno, Circle 5 Posts: 13,283 My Profile	Too bad, I thought I could get you to name names. Anyway, I enjoy the music and operas of Wagner even though he was a bigot and cad. Likewise I appreciate the painstaking detail in the drawings of Haeckel in spite of his sociological views. Nobody is perfect.

09-19-2008, 10:04 AM	#18 (permalink)
Jocasta Josh&Hart&Nett. Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 21,213 My Profile	If I named names I'd be called a b*tch. And I agree, a man's antisemitism doesn't lessen his talent. Although I believe Hitler's paintings were crap.

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Plastic Flute ICHiBAN HoOT Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 16,766 My Profile	So how bout them Mets?

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