Who is the father of embryology.?

Question

Who is the father of embryology.?

Answer 1

Caspar Friedrich Wolff (January 18, 1733 – February 22, 1794) was a German physiologist and is credited as the "Father of Embryology."

Answer 2

Wolff is credited as the "Father of Embryology

Answer 3

Caspar Fredriech Wolff  

Answer 4

Caspar Friedrich Wolff  (German) is credited as the "Father of Embryology," even though he did not first conceptualize epigenesis.

Actually, Aristotle (384–322 B.C.) was one of the first to champion the theory of epigenesis. He described the two historically important models of development known as "preformation" and "epigenesis".

According to "preformation" theory, an embryo or miniature individual preexists in either the mother's egg or the father's s***n and begins to grow when properly stimulated.

Aristotle actually favored the theory of epigenesis, which assumes that the embryo begins as an undifferentiated mass and that new parts are added during development.

Aristotle thought that the female parent contributed only unorganized matter to the embryo. He argued that s***n from the male parent provided the "form," or "soul", that guided development and that the first part of the new organism to be formed was the heart.