Theodor Schwann
German physician and physiologist
Theodor Schwann was a German physician and physiologist. His most significant contribution to biology is considered to be the extension of cell theory to animals. Wikipedia
Born: December 7, 1810, Neuss, Germany
Died: January 11, 1882 (age 71 years), Cologne, Germany
Known for: Cell theory; Schwann cells; Pepsin
Education: Humboldt University of Berlin (1834), University of Bonn, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, and more
Parents: Elisabeth Schwann and Leonard Schwann
Award: Copley Medal (1845)
Fields: Biology