science

Otto Maas (zoologist)

Otto Maas (zoologist) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Otto Maas (zoologist) rather than just read about it. In short: Otto Philipp Maas (born 30 July 1867 Mannheim; † 17 March 1916 Munich) was a German zoologist and university professor of evolutionary history. Life Maas studied zoology and medicine at the universities of Munich, Strasbourg, and Berlin, and received his doctorate in 1890 with a thesis on the development of the freshwater sponge.

Key takeaways

Otto Maas (zoologist) belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Otto Maas (zoologist) to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Otto Maas (zoologist) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Otto Philipp Maas (born 30 July 1867 Mannheim; † 17 March 1916 Munich) was a German zoologist and university professor of evolutionary history.

Life Maas studied zoology and medicine at the universities of Munich, Strasbourg, and Berlin, and received his doctorate in 1890 with a thesis on the development of the freshwater sponge. In 1894, he became a professor of zoology and evolutionary history at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. In 1902, he was promoted to associate professor in Munich, and in 1908, he was given a paid personal teaching position in comparative and experimental evolutionary history, as well as a teaching position in general zoology at the Royal Bavarian Academy of Agriculture and Brewing in Weihenstephan. In addition to the general and experimental history of animal development, Maas was mainly concerned with the research into cnidarians and in this area was the first to describe the umbrella jellyfish Nausithoe albatrossi (Maas, 1897) and the hydrozoa Euphysora bigelowi - now Corymorpha bigelowi (Maas, 1905), which he named in honor of the US zoologist Henry Bryant Bigelow. On 8 March 1906, Maas was admitted as a member of the Imperial Leopoldine-Carolinian German Academy of Natural Scientists under the registration number 3208 in the Zoology and Anatomy section.

Selected publications Über die Entwicklung des Süfswasserschwammes. In: Journal of Scientific Zoology, 50, 1890, pp. 527–554, Plates XXII–XXIII BHL page 42561890 Otto Maas (September 1897). "Die medusen". Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology (in German). 23 (1): 1–94. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.39397. ISSN 1067-8611. OCLC 30489714. Wikidata Q51502895. Ueber Medusen aus dem Solenhofer Slate Schiefer und der unteren Kreide der Karpathan. In: Palaeontographica. Contributions to the Natural History of Prehistory, 48, Sixth Issue, April 1902, Stuttgart 1901–1902, pp. 297–322, Plates XXII–XXIII Maas, Otto, 1867-1916 (1903), Einführung in die experimentelle Entwickelungsgeschichte (Entwickelungsmechanik) (in German), Wiesbaden: J.F. Bergmann, doi:10.5962/bhl.title.3938, LCCN 04009384, OCLC 8084327, OL 23296849M, Wikidata Q51468007{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) Maas, Otto, 1867-1916 (1903). "Die scyphomedusen der Siboga-expedition". Siboga-Expeditie (in German). Leiden: Buchhandlung und druckerei vormals E. J. Brill. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.11300. OCLC 6811072. OL 23295282M. Wikidata Q51389373.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) Maas, Otto, 1867-1916 (1904), Meduses provenant des campagnes des yachts Hirondelle et Princesse-Alice .. (in French), Munich, doi:10.5962/bhl.title.58248, OCLC 12203424, OL 25473121M, Wikidata Q51502903{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) Otto Maas (1905). "Die craspedoten Medusen der Siboga-Expedition". Siboga-Expeditie (in German). Leiden: Buchhandlung und druckerei vormals E.J. Brill. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.11301. OCLC 1900890. OL 18161765M. Wikidata Q51389379. Lebensbedingungen und verbreitung der tiere (Living conditions and distribution of animals). Teubner, Leipzig 1907 ( digital copy ) Maas, Otto, 1867-1916 (1911). "Japanische medusen". Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Klasse (in German). I. Munich: 1–52. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6252. OCLC 21453772. OL 22883859M. Wikidata Q51496518.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) Otto Maas; Otto Renner (1912), Einführung in die Biologie (in German), Munich: R. Oldenbourg, doi:10.5962/bhl.title.3720, OCLC 18108284, OL 22879221M, Wikidata Q51468000

Publications about Maas Cristina Herbst (ed.): Hedwig Pringsheim. Diaries. Volume 2, 1892–1897. Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 2013, pp. 706–707 Wilhelm Roux : Obituary. Professor Otto Maas. In: Archives for Developmental Mechanics of Organisms, 42, 1916, pp. 508–512

References

External links

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Otto Maas (zoologist)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Otto Maas (zoologist) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Otto Maas (zoologist) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Otto Maas (zoologist) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Otto Maas (zoologist)

In research: Otto Maas (zoologist) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Otto Maas (zoologist) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Otto Maas (zoologist) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1867 births, 1916 deaths, German zoologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Otto Maas (zoologist) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

Ask Teacher Smith questions about this articleOpens your AI tutor with a question about “Otto Maas (zoologist)” →

Affiliate

Preply — study more efficiently by working with a personal tutor. 50% off.

How to study Otto Maas (zoologist) in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Otto Maas (zoologist) means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Otto Maas (zoologist) out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Otto Maas (zoologist) in simple terms?

Otto Philipp Maas (born 30 July 1867 Mannheim; † 17 March 1916 Munich) was a German zoologist and university professor of evolutionary history. Life Maas studied zoology and medicine at the universities of Munich, Strasbourg, and Berlin, and received his doctorate in 1890 with a thesis on the devel…

Why does Otto Maas (zoologist) matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Otto Maas (zoologist)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Otto Maas (zoologist).