Alexander Wilhelm (Alexander) Goette (1840–1922)

Russian-born German zoologist. Studied medicine at the Universities of Dorpat and Tübingen. Assistant, Zoological Institute, University of Straßburg (Strasbourg); professor extraordinarius, 1877; director of the zoological collections of the museum, 1880. Professor of zoology and director of the zoological institute, university of Rostock, 1882–6. Professor of zoology, Straßburg, 1886–1914. Critic of generalisations of the theory of evolution, especially that of Ernst Haeckel.