Theodor Schwann

Theodor Schwann

male, deceased (1882)
German, pepsin, cytology, celltheory, Neuss, Histologist…schwann cell
Theodor Schwann (December 7, 1810 in Neuss, Prussia - January 11, 1882, in Cologne) was a German physiologist, histologist and cytologist. Among...
Matthias Jakob Schleiden

Matthias Jakob Schleiden

male, deceased (1881)
Botanist, German, Schleid, botany, Microscope, Microscopist…cell nucleus, cell division, celltheory
Matthias Jakob Schleiden (April 5, 1804 - June 23, 1881) was a German botanist and co-founder of cell theory. He was born in Hamburg, Germany....

Richard Altmann

male, deceased (1900)
bioblasts, giessen, staining, Die Elementarorganismen, Pathologist, marburg…celltheory
Richard Altmann was a German pathologist and histologist (tissue researcher). He studied medicine in Greifswald, Königsberg, Marburg, and Giessen, a...
Alexander Braun

Alexander Braun

male, deceased (1877)
German, biology, freiburg, karlsruhe, fern, morphology…celltheory
Alexander Carl Heinrich Braun was a German botanist from Regensburg, Bavaria. He studied botany in Heidelberg, Paris and Munich. In 1833 he began...

Johann Jacob Paul Moldenhawer

male, deceased (1827)
Vascular tissue, Beyträge zur Anatomie der Pflanzen, vascular, kiel, fruit tree, tree ring…celltheory
Johann Jacob Paul Moldenhawer was a German botanist who made a number of important discoveries in plant anatomy. He was born in Hamburg, the son of...
Edmund Montgomery

Edmund Montgomery

male, deceased (1911)
Prairie View A&M, Scottish, philosopher, scientist, physician, madeira…celltheory
Edmund Duncan Montgomery (March 19 1835 - April 17 1911) was a Scottish philosopher, scientist and physician.It is reputed that he was the son of...