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Marcus Hartog

1851–1924

A wide-ranging Victorian scientist and teacher, he wrote about everything from microscopic life to education and philosophy. Much of his career was spent in Cork, where he became a well-known voice in zoology and natural history.

2 Audiobooks

The Cambridge natural history, Vol. 02 (of 10)

The Cambridge natural history, Vol. 02 (of 10)

by Frank E. (Frank Evers) Beddard, W. B. (William Blaxland) Benham, F. W. (Frederick William) Gamble, Marcus Hartog, Lilian Sheldon

The Cambridge natural history, Vol. 01 (of 10)

The Cambridge natural history, Vol. 01 (of 10)

by Marcus Hartog, Sydney J. (Sydney John) Hickson, E. W. (Ernest William) MacBride, Igerna Brünhilda Johnson Sollas

About the author

Marcus Manuel Hartog was an English educator, natural historian, zoologist, and writer, born in London in 1851 and died in Paris in 1924. He studied at University College London and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he earned first-class honors in the Natural Sciences Tripos in 1874.

Early in his career, he worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Ceylon, then taught at Owens College in Manchester. In 1882 he was appointed Professor of Natural History at Queen's College, Cork, and later held the chair of Zoology at University College, Cork. After retiring, he was named emeritus professor.

Hartog's work ranged across biology, especially protozoology and broader questions about life and reproduction, and he also contributed to major reference works including The Cambridge Natural History and the Encyclopædia Britannica. Alongside his scientific writing, he published on education and the philosophy of biology, which gives his books a thoughtful, curious spirit that still feels distinctive today.