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Jakob Johann von Uexküll

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Uexküll, Jakob Johann von
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Date of birth
1864-09-08
Place of birth
Estonia
Date of death
1944-07-25
Place of death
Capri

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Jakob Johann Freiherr von Uexküll (; German: [ˈʏkskʏl]; 8 September [O.S. 27 August] 1864 – 25 July 1944) was a Baltic German biologist who worked in the fields of muscular physiology and animal behaviour studies and was an influence on the cybernetics of life. However, his most notable contribution is the notion of Umwelt, used by semiotician Thomas Sebeok and philosopher Martin Heidegger. His works established biosemiotics as a field of research.

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Baltic German biologist.

Last modified: 2023-08-06 (revision #148835)

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