Quotes by Robert Remak

About Robert Remak:


Robert Remak is best known for reducing Karl Ernst von Baer's four germ layers to three: the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. He also discovered unmyelinated nerve fibres and the nerve cells in the heart sometimes called Remak's ganglia. He studied under Johannes Muller at the University of Berlin.

Author Bio


  • NameRobert Remak
  • DescriptionPolish/German embryologist, physiologist, and neurologist
  • BornJuly 26, 1815
  • DiedAugust 29, 1865
  • CountryGermany; Poland
  • ProfessionBiologist; Zoologist