August Friedrich Leopold Weismann/ˈɑgəstfrˈidrɪklˈiəpˌoʊldwˈaɪsmən/Listen
August Friedrich Leopold Weismann
noun
1.
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). Synonym:Weismann.