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Schleiden

noun
1.
German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 formulated the cell theory (1804-1881).  Synonyms: M. J. Schleiden, Matthias Schleiden.





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"Schleiden" Quotes from Famous Books



... its effects was the epoch-making discovery of the protoplasmic cell as the common element of life in the plant and animal world, made by the Germans Schleiden and Schwann (1838). It was this that first bridged over what were held to be the fundamental distinctions of animate nature, and made possible the conception of a vital physical continuity which has since been accepted as an axiom of ...
— God and the World - A Survey of Thought • Arthur W. Robinson


Words linked to "Schleiden" :   M. J. Schleiden, histologist, Matthias Schleiden, physiologist


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