Karl Ernst von Baer

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Ritter Karl Ernst von Baer ForMemRS
Born	28 February [O.S. 17] 1792[citation needed] Piep, Jerwen County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire (now Estonia)
Died	28 November [O.S. 16 November] 1876 (aged 84) Dorpat, Livonia Governorate, Russian Empire (now Estonia)
Nationality	Baltic German
Alma mater	Imperial University of Dorpat
Known for	The discovery of the mammal egg cell Exploring European Russia and Scandinavia von Baer's laws Baer–Babinet law
Scientific career
Fields	Biology, embryology, geology, meteorology, geography
Institutions	Imperial University of Dorpat, University of Königsberg, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Geographical Society

Karl Ernst Ritter von Baer Edler von Huthorn^[1][2] (Russian: Карл Макси́мович Бэр; 28 February [O.S. 17 February] 1792 – 28 November [O.S. 16 November] 1876) was a Baltic German scientist and explorer. Baer was a naturalist, biologist, geologist, meteorologist, geographer, and is considered a, or the, founding father of embryology. He was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a co-founder of the Russian Geographical Society, and the first president of the Russian Entomological Society, making him one of the most distinguished Baltic German scientists.