Richard Hertwig
Richard Wilhelm Karl Theodor Ritter von Hertwig, also Richard Hertwig or Richard von Hertwig, was a German zoologist and professor of 50 years, notable as the first to describe zygote formation as the fusing of spermatozoa inside the membrane of... Wikipedia
Born: September 23, 1850, Friedberg, Germany
Died: October 3, 1937 (age 87 years), Icking, Germany
Notable students: Mathilde Carmen Hertz, Stanislaus von Prowazek, and Erwin Stresemann
Niece: Paula Hertwig
Education: University of Bonn and Friedrich-Schiller-Universität,