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[[Image:Uexkuell_Jakob_von_Streifzuge_durch_die_Umwelten_von_Tieren_und_Menschen.jpg|thumb|350px|''A Foray Into the Worlds of Animals and Humans: A Picture Book of Invisible Worlds'', 1934–, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=14044 Log].]]
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'''Jakob Johann Baron von Uexküll''' (1864–1944) was a Baltic German biologist who worked in the fields of muscular physiology, animal behaviour studies, and the cybernetics of life.
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==Works==
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* ''[http://aaaaarg.fail/ref/3c45754bb87d4ed720ad4a5b0ba3fe1d#0.01 Theoretische Biologie]'', Berlin: Gebrüder Paetel, 1920; 2nd ed., Berlin: J. Springer, 1928; Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1973, 378 pp. {{de}}
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** ''[http://archive.org/details/theoreticalbiolo00uexk Theoretical Biology]'', trans. D. L. MacKinnon, London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1926, xvi+362 pp.
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* {{a|Uexkull1934}}  ''[[Media:Uexkuell_Jakob_von_Streifzuge_durch_die_Umwelten_von_Tieren_und_Menschen_Ein_Bilderbuch_unsichtbarer_Welten.pdf|Streifzüge durch die Umwelten von Tieren und Menschen: Ein Bilderbuch unsichtbarer Welten]]'', Berlin: J. Springer, 1934, 102 pp; [[Media:Uexkuell_Jakob_von_Streifzuge_durch_die_Umwelten_von_Tieren_und_Menschen_Ein_Bilderbuch_unsichtbarer_Welten_1956.pdf|repr.]] Hamburg: Rowohlt, 1956, 182 pp; 1958; 1962; Frankfurt am Main: S.Fischer, 1970, 206 pp. Illustrated by Georg Kriszat. {{de}}
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** [[Media:Uexkuell_Jakob_von_A_Stroll_Through_the_Worlds_of_Animals_and_Men_A_Picture_Book_of_Invisible_Worlds.pdf|"A Stroll Through the Worlds of Animals and Men: A Picture Book of Invisible Worlds"]], in ''Instinctive Behavior: The Development of a Modern Concept'', ed. & trans. Claire H. Schiller, New York: International Universities Press, 1957, pp 5-80; [[Media:Uexkuell_Jakob_von_A_Stroll_Through_the_Worlds_of_Animals_and_Men_A_Picture_Book_of_Invisible_Worlds_1992.pdf|repr. in]] ''Semiotica'' 89:4 (1992), pp 319-391.
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** ''Zwerftochten door de werelden van dieren en mensen'', Amsterdam: Wereld-Bibliotheek, 1958. {{nl}}
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** ''Dos animais e dos homens: digressões pelos seus mundos próprios. Doutrina do Significado'', trans. Alberto Candeias and Anibal Garcia Pereira, Lisbon: Livros do Brasil, 1959, 205 pp. {{pt}}
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** ''[[Media:Uexkuell_Jakob_von_Mondes_animaux_et_monde_humain.pdf|Mondes animaux et monde humain suivi de La théorie de la signification]]'', trans. Philippe Muller, Paris: Denoël, 1965. {{fr}}
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** ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=14044 A Foray into the Worlds of Animals and Humans, with A Theory of Meaning]'', trans. Joseph D. O’Neil, University of Minnesota Press, 2010, 272 pp.
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** ''Pasaże ku światom zwierząt i ludzi'', trans. Katarzyna Bobrowicz, Warsaw, 2016, 159 pp. {{pl}}
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* ''Bedeutungslehre'', J.A. Barth, 1940. {{de}}
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** [[Media:Uexkull_Jakob_von_1982_The_Theory_of_Meaning.pdf|"The Theory of Meaning"]], ''Semiotica'' 42:1, The Hague: Mouton, 1982, pp 25-82.
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** "A Theory of Meaning", in von Uexküll, ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=14044 A Foray into the Worlds of Animals and Humans, with A Theory of Meaning]'', trans. Joseph D. O’Neil, University of Minnesota Press, 2010, pp 139-208. {{en}}
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* ''[http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=0b3854edc0f55f2850023d30cb1183f6 Umwelt und Innenwelt der Tiere]'', eds. Florian Mildenberger and Bernd Herrmann, Springer, 2014. {{de}}
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* [http://www.zbi.ee/uexkull/publik.htm Bibliography]
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==Literature==
 
==Literature==
; By Uexküll (selection)
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; Books
* ''Theoretische Biologie'', Berlin: Gebrüder Paetel, 1920; 2nd ed., Berlin: J. Springer, 1928; Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1973, 378 pp. (in German)
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* Gudrun von Uexküll, ''Jakob von Uexküll, seine Welt und seine Umwelt'', Hamburg: Wegner, 1964. {{de}}
** ''[http://archive.org/details/theoreticalbiolo00uexk Theoretical Biology]'', trans. D. L. MacKinnon, London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1926, 362 pp.
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* Jutta Schmidt, ''Die Umweltlehre Jakob von Uexkülls in ihrer Bedeutung für die Entwicklung der vergleichenden Verhaltensforschung'', Marburg, 1980. Dissertation. {{de}}
* ''[[Media:Uexkuell_Jakob_von_Streifzuge_durch_die_Umwelten_von_Tieren_und_Menschen_Ein_Bilderbuch_unsichtbarer_Welten.pdf|Streifzüge durch die Umwelten von Tieren und Menschen: Ein Bilderbuch unsichtbarer Welten]]'', Berlin: J. Springer, 1934, 102 pp; [[Media:Uexkuell_Jakob_von_Streifzuge_durch_die_Umwelten_von_Tieren_und_Menschen_Ein_Bilderbuch_unsichtbarer_Welten_1956.pdf|repr.]] Hamburg: Rowohlt, 1956, 182 pp; 1958; 1962; Frankfurt am Main: S.Fischer, 1970, 206 pp. Illustrated by Georg Kriszat. (in German)
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* Charlotte Helbach, ''Die Umweltlehre Jakob von Uexkülls: ein Beispiel für die Genese von Theorien in der Biologie zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts'', Aachen, 1989. Dissertation. {{de}}
** [[Media:Uexkuell_Jakob_von_A_Stroll_Through_the_Worlds_of_Animals_and_Men_A_Picture_Book_of_Invisible_Worlds.pdf|"A Stroll Through the Worlds of Animals and Men: A Picture Book of Invisible Worlds"]], in ''Instinctive Behavior: The Development of a Modern Concept'', ed. & trans. Claire H. Schiller, New York: International Universities Press, 1957, pp 5-80; [[Media:Uexkuell_Jakob_von_A_Stroll_Through_the_Worlds_of_Animals_and_Men_A_Picture_Book_of_Invisible_Worlds_1992.pdf|repr. in]] ''Semiotica'' 89:4 (1992), pp 319-391.
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* Florian Mildenberger, ''Umwelt als Vision. Leben und Werk Jakob von Uexkülls (1864-1944)'', Stuttgart: Franz Steiner, 2007. {{de}}
** ''Zwerftochten door de werelden van dieren en mensen'', Amsterdam: Wereld-Bibliotheek, 1958. (in Dutch)
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* Carlo Brentari, ''Jakob von Uexküll. Alle origini dell'antropologia filosofica'', Brescia: Morcelliana, 2011, 356 pp. {{it}}
** ''Dos animais e dos homens: digressões pelos seus mundos próprios. Doutrina do Significado'', trans. Alberto Candeias and Anibal Garcia Pereira, Lisbon: Livros do Brasil, 1959, 205 pp. (in Portuguese)
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** ''[http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=7a9b7bcd269f53e7ab8799164da89ac9 Jakob von Uexküll: The Discovery of the Umwelt between Biosemiotics and Theoretical Biology]'', Springer, 2015.
** ''[[Media:Uexkuell_Jakob_von_Mondes_animaux_et_monde_humain.pdf|Mondes animaux et monde humain suivi de La théorie de la signification]]'', trans. Philippe Muller, Paris: Denoël, 1965. (in French)
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* Francesca Michelini, Kristian Köchy (eds.), ''[https://aaaaarg.fail/thing/5ec635399ff37c2e492e81b5 Jakob von Uexküll and Philosophy: Life, Environments, Anthropology]'', Routledge, 2019, 266 pp. [https://www.routledge.com/Jakob-von-Uexkull-and-Philosophy-Life-Environments-Anthropology/Michelini-Kochy/p/book/9780367232733]
** ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=11116 A Foray into the Worlds of Animals and Humans, with A Theory of Meaning]'', trans. Joseph D. O’Neil, University of Minnesota Press, 2010, 272 pp.
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* [http://www.ut.ee/SOSE/sss/volumes/volume_32.htm ''Sign Systems Studies'', Vol. 32:1/2], Special Issue: "Uexküll", 2004.
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* [http://archive.org/stream/ElementosRevistaDeMetapoliticaParaUnaCivilizacionEuropeaNos.1-63/ElementosN46.VonUexkll#page/n0/mode/2up ''Elementos'' 46: "von Uexküll. Ontología eco-bío-política"], UrKultur, 2013, 86 pp. [http://elementosdemetapolitica.blogspot.com/2013/05/von-uexkull-ontologia-eco-bio-politica.html] {{es}}
  
; On Uexküll
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; Papers, Book chapters, Articles
* Gudrun von Uexküll, ''Jakob von Uexküll, seine Welt und seine Umwelt'', Hamburg: Wegner, 1964. (in German)
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* Helene Weiss, [[Media:Weiss_Helene_1948_Aristotles_Teleology_and_Uexkuells_Theory_of_Living_Nature.pdf|"Aristotle's Teleology and Uexküll's Theory of Living Nature"]], ''The Classical Quarterly'' 42:1/2 (Jan-Apr 1948), pp 44-58.
* Jutta Schmidt, ''Die Umweltlehre Jakob von Uexkülls in ihrer Bedeutung für die Entwicklung der vergleichenden Verhaltensforschung'', Marburg, 1980. Dissertation. (in German)
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* Kalevi Kull, [http://www.zbi.ee/~kalevi/kulljvu.pdf "Jakob von Uexküll: An Introduction"], ''Semiotica'' 134:1/4 (2001), pp 1-59. [http://www.zbi.ee/uexkull/biosemiotics/cont.htm]
* Charlotte Helbach, ''Die Umweltlehre Jakob von Uexkülls: ein Beispiel für die Genese von Theorien in der Biologie zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts'', Aachen, 1989. Dissertation. (in German)
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* Oliver A. I. Botar, "Notes towards a study of Jakob von Uexküll's reception in early twentieth-century artistic and architectural circles", ''Semiotica'' 134 (July 2001), pp 593-597. [http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/semi.2001.2001.issue-134/semi.2001.044/semi.2001.044.xml]
* Kalevi Kull, "[http://www.zbi.ee/~kalevi/kulljvu.pdf Jakob von Uexküll: An Introduction]", ''Semiotica'' 134:1/4 (2001), pp 1-59. [http://www.zbi.ee/uexkull/biosemiotics/cont.htm]
 
 
* Giorgio Agamben, [[Media:Agamben_Giorgio_2002_2004_Umwelt_and_Tick.pdf|"Chapter 10, 'Umwelt'" and "Chapter 11, Tick"]], in ''The Open: Man and Animal'' [2002], trans. Kevin Attell, Stanford University Press, 2004.
 
* Giorgio Agamben, [[Media:Agamben_Giorgio_2002_2004_Umwelt_and_Tick.pdf|"Chapter 10, 'Umwelt'" and "Chapter 11, Tick"]], in ''The Open: Man and Animal'' [2002], trans. Kevin Attell, Stanford University Press, 2004.
* [http://www.ut.ee/SOSE/sss/volumes/volume_32.htm ''Sign Systems Studies'', Vol. 32:1/2], Special Issue: "Uexküll", 2004.
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* Kalevi Kull, Jesper Hoffmeyer, [http://www.ut.ee/SOSE/sss/kullhoffmeyer332.pdf "Thure von Uexküll, 1908–2004"], ''Sign Systems Studies'' 33:2, 2005.
* Kalevi Kull, Jesper Hoffmeyer, "[http://www.ut.ee/SOSE/sss/kullhoffmeyer332.pdf Thure von Uexküll, 1908–2004]", ''Sign Systems Studies'' 33:2, 2005.
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* Brett Buchanan, ''[http://aaaaarg.fail/ref/4aa83ae34db608336898a6f13242217c#0.01 Onto-Ethologies: The Animal Environments of Uexküll, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Deleuze]'', Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2008.  
* Florian Mildenberger, ''Umwelt als Vision. Leben und Werk Jakob von Uexkülls (1864-1944)'', Stuttgart: Franz Steiner, 2007. (in German)
 
* Brett Buchanan, ''Onto-Ethologies: The Animal Environments of Uexküll, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Deleuze'', Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2008.  
 
 
** [http://www.sunypress.edu/pdf/61705.pdf "Chapter 1. Jakob von Uexküll's Theories of Life"], 2008.
 
** [http://www.sunypress.edu/pdf/61705.pdf "Chapter 1. Jakob von Uexküll's Theories of Life"], 2008.
 
* Jussi Parikka, "Chapter 4, Technics of Nature and Temporality: Uexküll's Ethology", in ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=2708 Insect Media: An Archaeology of Animals and Technology]'', Minneapolis: Minnesota University Press, 2010, pp 57-83.
 
* Jussi Parikka, "Chapter 4, Technics of Nature and Temporality: Uexküll's Ethology", in ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=2708 Insect Media: An Archaeology of Animals and Technology]'', Minneapolis: Minnesota University Press, 2010, pp 57-83.
* Carlo Brentari, ''Jakob von Uexküll'', Brescia: Morcelliana, 2011, 356 pp. (in Italian)
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* Katja Kynast, [http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/kunsttexte/2010-4/kynast-katja-6/PDF/kynast.pdf "Kinematografie als Medium der Umweltforschung Jakob von Uexkülls"], ''Bild-Wissen-Technik'' 4 (2010), pp 1-14. {{de}}
* Carlo Brentari, "[http://www.rifl.unical.it/index.php/rifl/article/view/147/137 How to make worlds with signs. Some remarks on Jakob von Uexküll’s Umwelt theory]", ''RIFL'' 7:2 (2013).
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* Elizabeth Grosz, "Art and the Animal", in ''Becoming Undone: Darwinian Reflections on Life, Politics, and Art'', Duke University Press, 2011, pp 169-187. [http://reader.dukeupress.edu/becoming-undone/180]
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* Carlo Brentari, [http://www.rifl.unical.it/index.php/rifl/article/view/147/137 "How to make worlds with signs. Some remarks on Jakob von Uexküll’s Umwelt theory"], ''RIFL'' 7:2 (2013), pp 8-21.
 
* [http://www.zbi.ee/~kalevi/vaheleht.htm More papers on Uexküll by Kalevi Kull].
 
* [http://www.zbi.ee/~kalevi/vaheleht.htm More papers on Uexküll by Kalevi Kull].
  
==External links==
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==Links==
 
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20120418035152/http://www.zbi.ee/~uexkull Jakob von Uexküll Centre]
 
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20120418035152/http://www.zbi.ee/~uexkull Jakob von Uexküll Centre]
 
* [http://www.math.uni-hamburg.de/home/rueting/Projekte.htm Jakob von Uexküll-Archiv für Umweltforschung und Biosemiotik] an der Universität Hamburg
 
* [http://www.math.uni-hamburg.de/home/rueting/Projekte.htm Jakob von Uexküll-Archiv für Umweltforschung und Biosemiotik] an der Universität Hamburg
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Born September 8, 1864(1864-09-08)
Keblaste, Mihkli, Läänemaa (today Estonia)
Died July 25, 1944(1944-07-25) (aged 79)
Capri, Italy
Web Aaaaarg, Wikipedia, Academia.edu
A Foray Into the Worlds of Animals and Humans: A Picture Book of Invisible Worlds, 1934–, Log.

Jakob Johann Baron von Uexküll (1864–1944) was a Baltic German biologist who worked in the fields of muscular physiology, animal behaviour studies, and the cybernetics of life.

Works[edit]

  • Theoretische Biologie, Berlin: Gebrüder Paetel, 1920; 2nd ed., Berlin: J. Springer, 1928; Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1973, 378 pp. (German)
    • Theoretical Biology, trans. D. L. MacKinnon, London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1926, xvi+362 pp.

Literature[edit]

Books
  • Gudrun von Uexküll, Jakob von Uexküll, seine Welt und seine Umwelt, Hamburg: Wegner, 1964. (German)
  • Jutta Schmidt, Die Umweltlehre Jakob von Uexkülls in ihrer Bedeutung für die Entwicklung der vergleichenden Verhaltensforschung, Marburg, 1980. Dissertation. (German)
  • Charlotte Helbach, Die Umweltlehre Jakob von Uexkülls: ein Beispiel für die Genese von Theorien in der Biologie zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts, Aachen, 1989. Dissertation. (German)
  • Florian Mildenberger, Umwelt als Vision. Leben und Werk Jakob von Uexkülls (1864-1944), Stuttgart: Franz Steiner, 2007. (German)
  • Carlo Brentari, Jakob von Uexküll. Alle origini dell'antropologia filosofica, Brescia: Morcelliana, 2011, 356 pp. (Italian)
  • Francesca Michelini, Kristian Köchy (eds.), Jakob von Uexküll and Philosophy: Life, Environments, Anthropology, Routledge, 2019, 266 pp. [1]
Journal issues
Papers, Book chapters, Articles

Links[edit]