Ferdinand Cohn
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Ferdinand Cohn was a pioneering 19th-century German biologist and one of the founders of modern bacteriology, known for his groundbreaking work on bacterial classification and physiology.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ferdinand Cohn canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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bacteriologist ⓘ biologist ⓘ person ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | doctorate in botany ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Copley Medal
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Leeuwenhoek Medal and Lecture ⓘ
surface form:
Leeuwenhoek Medal
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| contributedTo | germ theory of disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Prussia
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surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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| dateOfBirth | 1828-01-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1898-06-25 ⓘ |
| described | bacterial genera based on morphology ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Humboldt University of Berlin
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surface form:
University of Berlin
University of Breslau ⓘ |
| employer | University of Breslau ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
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| familyName | Cohn ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bacteriology
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botany ⓘ microbiology ⓘ phycology ⓘ plant physiology ⓘ |
| givenName | Ferdinand ⓘ |
| influenced |
Louis Pasteur
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Robert Koch ⓘ |
| knownFor |
demonstrating heat-resistant bacterial spores
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founding modern bacteriology ⓘ introducing systematic classification of bacteria ⓘ studies of algae ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
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surface form:
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Royal Society ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Society of London
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| notableStudent | Julius Oscar Brefeld ⓘ |
| notableWork |
bacterial classification
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research on bacterial spores ⓘ studies on bacterial physiology ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Breslau
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Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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| placeOfDeath |
Breslau
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German Empire ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of an institute for plant physiology
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professor ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied | Bacillus subtilis ⓘ |
| workLocation | Breslau ⓘ |
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