cell theory

scientific theory that living organisms are made up of cells, that they are the basic structural/organizational unit of all organisms, and that all cells come from pre-existing cells
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cell theory

Summary

cell theory is a scientific theory[1]. It draws 612 Wikipedia views per month (scientific_theory category, ranking #15 of 130).[2]

Key Facts

  • cell theory is credited with the discovery of Matthias Jacob Schleiden[3].
  • cell theory is credited with the discovery of Theodor Schwann[4].
  • cell theory is credited with the discovery of Rudolf Virchow[5].
  • cell theory's image is recorded as HeLa cells stained with Hoechst 33258.jpg[6].
  • cell theory's instance of is recorded as scientific theory[7].
  • cell theory's follows is recorded as spontaneous generation[8].
  • +1839-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of cell theory[9].
  • cell theory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0pzxd[10].
  • cell theory's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • cell theory's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • cell theory's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • cell theory's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[14].
  • cell theory's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/cell-theory[15].
  • cell theory's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as theorie-cellulaire[16].
  • cell theory's Quora topic ID is recorded as Cell-Theory[17].
  • cell theory's WikiSkripta article ID is recorded as 15575[18].
  • cell theory's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 24517089[19].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Matthias Jacob Schleiden[3], a biologist[20], 1804–1881[21], of Hamburg[22], specialised in biology[23]; Theodor Schwann[4], a biologist[24], 1810–1882[25], of Kingdom of Prussia[26], awarded the Copley Medal[27], specialised in zoology[28]; and Rudolf Virchow[5], a biologist[29], 1821–1902[30], of Kingdom of Prussia[31], awarded the honorary citizen of Berlin[32], specialised in cell biology[33].

Why It Matters

cell theory draws 612 Wikipedia views per month (scientific_theory category, ranking #15 of 130).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

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  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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