Jan or Johannes Swammerdam was a Dutch biologist and microscopist. His work on insects demonstrated that the various phases during the life of an insect—egg, larva, pupa, and adult—are different forms of the same animal. As part of his anatomical... Wikipedia
Born: February 12, 1637, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: February 17, 1680 (age 43 years), Amsterdam, Netherlands
Known for: Describing erythrocytes, work on entomology
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