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Ferdinand Cohn

German biologist (1828-1898) · Scientists · Died at 70

Ferdinand Julius Cohn was a German biologist. He is one of the founders of modern bacteriology and microbiology.

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1898Died25 June 18981897Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1895Linnean MedalAward1885Leeuwenhoek MedalAward1828Born24 January 1828

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Foreign Member of the Royal Society1897
Linnean Medal1895
Leeuwenhoek Medal1885
Honorary Member
Honorary Citizen of Wrocław
Honorary Doctor of the University of Tübingen

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Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1828 to 1898 · aged 70