n.German biologist who was one of the founders of modern genetics; his theory of genetic transmission ruled out the possibility of transmitting acquired characteristics (1834-1914)
Theexistingbuildingof the StedelijkMuseumcreatedin 1895 by themunicipalarchitect A. W. Weismann, is celebratedforitsmajesticstaircase, grandroomsandnaturallighting.