Matthias Jacob Schleiden
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Summary
Matthias Jacob Schleiden was born on April 5, 1804[1], in Hamburg[2]. He died on June 23, 1881[3], in Frankfurt[4]. He worked as a university teacher[5], botanist[6], philosopher[7], physiologist[8], and botanical collector[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,432 views/month, #7,246 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Frankfurt Main Cemetery[11]
- Country of citizenship: Hamburg[12]
- Occupation: Staatsrat[13], jurist[14], naturalist[15], writer[16], lawyer[17]
- Field of work: biology[18]
- Position held: professor[19], rector of the University of Jena[20]
- Employer: Goethe University Frankfurt[21], Friedrich Schiller University Jena[22], RheinMain University of Applied Sciences[23], Imperial University of Dorpat[24]
- Educated at: Friedrich Schiller University Jena[25], University of Göttingen[26]
- Member of: Russian Academy of Sciences[27], German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[28], Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[29], Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences[30], Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities[31]
- Sex or gender: male[32]
- Doctoral student: Karl Eugen von Mercklin[33]
- Commons category: Matthias Jacob Schleiden[34]
- Archives at: State Archives of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg[35], Hamburg State and University Library Carl von Ossietzky[36]
- Academic degree: doctorate[37]
- Family name: Schleiden[38]
- Given name: Matthias[39], Jakob[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:Matthias Jacob Schleiden[41]
- Commons gallery: Matthias Jacob Schleiden[42]
- Work location: Jena[43]
- Relative: Rudolf Schleiden[44]
- Described by source: Hamburg Biographies[45], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[46], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[47], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[48], Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia[49]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Matthias Jacob Schleiden include Schleiden Medal[50], a medallion[51], in Germany[52], founded in 1955[53].
Why It Matters
Matthias Jacob Schleiden has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] He is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
He has been cited as an influence by Leopold Dippel[56], a botanist[57], 1827–1914[58], of German Confederation[59], specialised in botany[60].
He is credited with the discovery of cell theory[61], a scientific theory[62], founded in 1839[63]. Entities named for him include Schleiden Medal[50], a medallion[51], in Germany[52], founded in 1955[53].
His notable doctoral advisees include Karl Eugen von Mercklin[64], a botanist[65], 1821–1904[66], of Russian Empire[67], awarded the Demidov Prize[68], specialised in botany[69].
FAQs
Where was Matthias Jacob Schleiden born?
Matthias Jacob Schleiden was born in Hamburg[2].
Where did Matthias Jacob Schleiden die?
Matthias Jacob Schleiden passed away in Frankfurt[4].
What did Matthias Jacob Schleiden do for work?
Matthias Jacob Schleiden worked as a university teacher[5], botanist[6], philosopher[7], physiologist[8], and botanical collector[9].
Where did Matthias Jacob Schleiden go to school?
Matthias Jacob Schleiden was educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena[25] and University of Göttingen[26].
Who did Matthias Jacob Schleiden influence?
Matthias Jacob Schleiden has been cited as an influence by Leopold Dippel[56].
What did Matthias Jacob Schleiden discover?
Matthias Jacob Schleiden is credited as discoverer of cell theory[61].