Matthias Jakob Schleiden
1804-1881
German Botanist
Matthias Jakob Schleiden and Theodor Schwann (1810-1882) are generally regarded as the first scientists to establish cell theory. Cell theory is a fu...
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Matthias Schleiden was first to recognize the importance of cells as fundamental units of life. Schleiden made other accurate observations about plant cells and cell activity and his conclusions marke...
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Matthias Schleiden is credited, along with Theodor Schwann, with articulating the cell theory. Born in Hamburg, he began his career as a lawyer. He met with no great success in law, and, becoming incr...
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Matthias Schleiden is credited, along with Theodor Schwann, with articulating the cell theory. Born in Hamburg, he began his career as a lawyer. He met with no great success in law, and, becoming incr...
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Matthias Schleiden was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1804. He did not originally pursue his interest in botany; instead, he studied law at Heidelberg University from 1824 to 1827 (no doubt influenced b...
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Matthias Jakob Schleiden
Matthias Jacob Schleiden
Matthias Jacob Schleiden
Matthias Jacob Schleiden
Matthias Jacob Schleiden