Charles Zeleny
Charles H. Zeleny (17 September 1878 - 21 December 1939) was an American zoologist of Czech descent. He was a professor at the University of Illinois. He made important contributions to experimental zoology, especially embryology, regeneration, and genetics.
Charles Zeleny | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 September 1878 |
| Died | 21 December 1939 (aged 61) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology |
| Institutions | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Doctoral students | Effa Muhse |
| Other notable students | Marion Durbin Ellis |
Zeleny was born in Hutchinson, Minnesota, the son of Czech immigrants from Křídla. He was the younger brother of John Zeleny. He died in Urbana, Illinois.[1] He co-supervised Effa Muhse the first female to graduate with a PhD from Indiana University.[2] Marion Durbin Ellis was also one of his students at Indiana.[3]
References
- Zeleny (1939). "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947". FamilySearch.
- Ferrara, Amanda (December 14, 2015). "Effa Funk Muhse: First Woman Ph.D. at Indiana University – Blogging Hoosier History". Retrieved 2022-10-04.
- Durbin, Marion L. (October 1909). "An Analysis of the Rate of Regeneration Throughout the Regenerative Process". The Journal of Experimental Zoology. 7 (3): 397–420. doi:10.1002/jez.1400070302. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
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