Matthias Jakob Schleiden
German botanist
Matthias Jakob Schleiden was a German botanist and co-founder of cell theory, along with Theodor Schwann and Rudolf Virchow. He published some poems and non-scientific work under the pseudonym Ernst. Wikipedia
Born: April 5, 1804, Hamburg, Germany
Died: June 23, 1881 (age 77 years), Frankfurt, Germany
Known for: Cell theory; Coining the term 'cytoblast'
Parents: Andreas Benedict Schleiden and Sophie Eleonore Schleiden
Spouse: Therese Marezoll (m. 1855–1881) and Bertha Mirus (m. 1844–1854)
Alma mater: Heidelberg
Author abbrev. (botany): Schleid
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