Human Accomplishment: Matthias Jakob Schleiden

a German botanist and co-founder of cell theory, along with Theodor Schwann and Rudolf Virchow.

Born

5 April 1804 Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire

Died

23 June 1881 (aged 77) Frankfurt am Main, German Empire

Nationality

German

Known for

Cell theory Coining the term ' cytoblast '

Alma mater

Heidelberg

Institutions

University of Jena, University of Dorpat

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Germany

Author abbrev. (botany)

Schleid.

era

1800+

Matthias Jakob Schleiden