M j schleiden biography definition

German botanist

"Schleid." redirects here. For the municipality in Germany, see Schleid.

Matthias Jakob Schleiden (German:[maˈtiːasˈjaːkɔpˈʃlaɪdn̩];^[1][2] 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.^[3]

Career

Matthias Jakob Schleiden was born in Hamburg.

Schleiden and schwann cell theory

on 5 April 1804. His father was the municipal physician of Hamburg. Schleiden pursued legal studies graduating in 1827. He then established a legal practice but after a period of emotional depression and attempted suicide, he changed professions.

The suicide attempt left a prominent scar across his forehead.^[4]

He studied natural science at the University of Göttingen in Göttingen, Germany, but transferred to the University of Berlin in 1835 to study plants.

Johann Horkel, Schleiden's