Weismann
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
August Weismann (1834-1914) was a famous German biologist who worked in the fields of biology and zoology. He was a prominent theorist of evolutionary theory, founder of neodarwinism or weismannism, and his main works focused on embryology of insects, organic development, heredity and variability.
Encyclopedia article (1928–1936)
Weismann, August (August Weismann, 1834-1914), famous German biologist. He completed his medical studies, but from 1860 worked exclusively in the fields of biology and zoology. From 1863, he was professor of zoology at the University of Freiburg. An outstanding theorist of evolutionary doctrine, founder of a special trend in this field known as neodarwinism or weismannism (see Weismann's theory). The most significant works of W. are devoted to the embryology of insects, questions of organic development, heredity and variability. The principal works of W.: "Lectures on evolutionary theory", Moscow, 1918; "The omnipotence of natural selection", St. Petersburg, 1894; "Uber die Berechtigung der Darwinschen Theorie", Leipzig, 1868; "Die Kontinuitat des Keimplasmas", Jena, 1885; "Das Keimplasma", Jena, 1892; "Die Allmacht der Naturzuchtung", Jena, 1893; "Vortrage liber Deszendenztheorie", 1902, 3rd edition, 1913; "Die Selektionstheorie", Jena, 1909; "Charles Darwin u. sein Lebenswerk", Jena, 1909; in Russian were also published "On life and death", St. Petersburg, 1914; "Evolutionary ideas in biology", Moscow, 1926.
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“Weismann.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/weismann/