Pieter Harting

Pieter Harting (27 February 1812 – 3 December 1885) was a Dutch biologist and naturalist, born in Rotterdam. He made contributions in a number of scientific disciplines, and is remembered for his work in the fields of microscopy, hydrology, botany, and biostratigraphy.

In 1835 he obtained his medical degree from the University of Utrecht and spent the following years as a doctor in Oudewater. From 1841 he taught classes in medicine at the Athenaeum of Franeker, and two years later returned to the University of Utrecht, where he worked until retirement in 1875. At Utrecht he was a full professor of pharmacology and plant physiology (from 1846), and later zoology (from 1855). In 1856 he was appointed director of the zoological museum. He was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Leiden. Harting was one of the first Dutch scholars to accept the theory of evolution and was important supporter of Charles Darwin. He died in Amersfoort on 3 December 1885.

Harting

Coordinates: 50°58′N 0°53′W / 50.97°N 0.88°W / 50.97; -0.88

Harting is a civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England, situated on northern flank of the South Downs 3.5 miles south east of Petersfield. It comprises four settlements namely Nyewood plus South, East and West Harting.

The village of South Harting is the largest settlement. It has two churches, one Anglican and one Congregational, and a school, Harting Church of England Primary School, which takes children from four to eleven years old. Alongside the school is the village hall from which a pre-school group operate.

In 2001 the parish covered 3,216 hectares (7,944 acres) and had 616 households with a total population of 1,407. 646 residents were economically active.

History

Harting is mentioned in the Domesday Book as the Manor of Hertinges. Apart from three generations of the Earls Montgomery the manor was in the possession of the Crown until 1610 when it was granted to the Caryll family. In 1746 the manor was purchased by the Featherstonhaugh /ˈfænʃɔː/ family, in whose possession it remains.

Harting (UK electoral ward)

Harting is an electoral ward of Chichester District, West Sussex, England and returns one member to sit on Chichester District Council.

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Harting (disambiguation)

Harting is a parish in the English county of Sussex.

Harting may also refer to:

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