Wilhelm Weinberg

Physiologist
BIRTHDAY
December 25,1862
Birthplace
Germany
Age
Nov 27,1937,age 74
Birth Sign
Capricorn
BIRTHDAY
December 25,1862 (age Nov 27,1937,age 74)
Birthplace
Germany

About

German physician known for his 1908 paper in which he discussed what would come to be known as the Hardy-Weinberg principle. He is also recognized as the first person to explain the effect of ascertainment bias on genetic observations.

Before Fame

He received his M.D. in 1886 and worked as a gynecologist and obstetrician.

Trivia

His paper on the Hardy-Weinberg principle went unrecognized for 35 years until Curt Stern, a German scientist, brought his findings to light.

Family Life

He never married.

Associated With

He and Willem Johan Kloff are both their German physicians.