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Matthias Jakob Schleiden
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. on 5 April 1804.
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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 uncle