trips of Baer and his works in the field of geography and 

 applied zoology are elucidated in the works of I. D. Kuznetsov 1 

 and M. M. Colovev-. The activities of Baer as professor in 

 the Petersburg Medico-Surgical Academy were studied by 

 E. N. Pavlovskii3 (275) . 



(82) Baer in his "Autobiography" (p. 196) said the 

 following about Dollinger: "He has comprehended by philo- 

 sophical views the gaps in the accurate knowledge, without 

 having possessed the possibility to fill them. Dollinger 

 never attempted to bridge these gaps by means of philosophical 

 deductions which was, moreover, astonishing, because he 

 undoubtedly had a philosophical mind. Early, he studied 

 keenly Kant's philosophy. Then, he was attracted by Schelling, 

 with whom he was intimate, but due to the critical discussion 

 and systematic imagination he quickly understood, that 

 Schelling rendered difficult the tasks of philosophy by the 

 pedestal of his natural-philosophical teachings. Later on 

 Dollinger reluctantly spoke about this period and expected 



the successes of physiology from special observations, which 

 must only then philosophically be generalized" (278) . 



(83) In connection with the opening of zoological 

 museum, Baer published the article "Two words about the 

 present condition of the natural history" (Zwei Worte uber 

 jetzigen Zustand der Naturgeschichte. Konigsb., 1821, 48S. 

 The title is extremely moderate (in the Russian edition of 

 "Autobiography" of Baer (1950, p. 260) the title of this work 

 was incorrectly translated) , although this article included 

 many profound ideas which will be dealt with hereinafter 

 (see Chapter 24) (279) . 



1. I. D. Kuznetsov. "Akad • Karl Ernst (Karl Maksimovich) 

 von Ber. Ego zhizn i deyatelnost. " (Acad. Karl Ernst 

 (Karl Maksimovich) von Baer. His life and activities).... 



Vestnik rybopromyshlennosti, 1892, No. 12. 



2. M. M. Colovev. "Ber na Novoi Zemle" (Baer in the New 

 World) . Izd. AN SSSR, 1934, 51 pages, the same author 

 also "Baer na Kaspii" Baer in Caspii) . Izd. AN, 1941. 



3. E. N. Pavlovskii. "K. M. Ber i Mediko-khirurgicheskaya 

 akademiya" (K. M. Baer and the Medico-Surgical Academy) . 

 Izd. AN. SSSR, 1948, 215 pages. 



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