jan 1, 1866 - Ernst Haeckel

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Best known for the famous statement "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny", he also coined many words commonly used by biologists today, such as phylum, phylogeny, and ecology.

He coined the term Protista for all unicellular organisms. He also formulated a biogenetic law (ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny).

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