Matthias Jacob Schleiden
1804 – 1881 · aged 77
German botanist and philosopher (1804-1881)
- Born
- 5 Apr 1804 · Hamburg
- Died
- 23 Jun 1881 · Frankfurt
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- 5 Apr 1804BornBorn in Hamburg
- 1859RoleRector of the University of Jena
- 1861 – 1862RoleRector of the University of Jena
- 23 Jun 1881DiedDied in Frankfurt
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- 1812 – 1815War of 1812
- 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
Biography
Matthias Jakob Schleiden (German: [maˈtiːas ˈjaːkɔp ˈʃlaɪdn̩]; 5 April 1804 – 23 June 1881) 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.
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