Ludwig Ruetimeyer

(Karl) Ludwig Rütimeyer (26 February 1825 in Biglen, Canton of Bern – 25 November 1895 in Basel) was a Swiss zoologist, anatomist and paleontologist, who is considered one of the fathers of zooarchaeology.

Ultimately, he got a habilitation from Bern, becoming the professor of zoology and comparative anatomy at the University of Basel.

His work in zooarchaeology included a report in 1861 about the remains of fish and domesticated animals from Swiss palafitte settlements.

Rütimeyer was an advocate of evolution but rejected natural selection and held anti-materialist views.

[2] In 1868, he was the first scientist to criticize Haeckel's embryo drawings, which had been used as justification for the development of recapitulation theory.