Eugen Korschelt

Eugen Korschelt
Born(1858-09-28)28 September 1858
Zittau, Saxony, Germany
Died28 December 1946(1946-12-28) (aged 88)
Marburg, Hesse, Germany
OccupationZoologist
Scientific career
FieldsComparative embryology

Eugen Korschelt (28 September 1858, in Zittau 28 December 1946, in Marburg) was a German zoologist. He is known for his research in the field of comparative embryology and his work involving biological regeneration and transplantation.

He served as a lecturer at the Universities of Freiburg and Berlin. becoming a professor of zoology and comparative anatomy at the University of Marburg in 1892. At Marburg, he succeeded Richard Greeff as director of the zoological institute, and twice served as university rector (1904/05, 1914/15). In 1912/13 he was president of the Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft (German Zoological Society).

Organisms with the specific epithet of korschelti are named after him, an example being the ribbon worm species Amphiporus korschelti.