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Theodor Schwann

Physician and Physiologist

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Medicine Atlas. "Theodor Schwann." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/healers/theodor-schwann.

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Medicine Atlas. (n.d.). Theodor Schwann. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/healers/theodor-schwann

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@misc{medicineatlas-theodor-schwann,
  author = {Medicine Atlas},
  title = {Theodor Schwann},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/healers/theodor-schwann},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Theodor Schwann was a German physician and physiologist. His most significant contribution to biology is considered to be the extension of cell theory to animals. Other contributions include the discovery of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system, the discovery and study of pepsin, the discovery of the organic nature of yeast, and the invention of the term metabolism.

Facts

Birth Yearthe subject's own account

1810 1

Birth Datethe subject's own account

1810-12-07 1

Death Yearthe subject's own account

1882 1

Death Datethe subject's own account

1882-01-11 1

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1. Theodor Schwann (Wikipedia)

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Theodor Schwann was a German physician and physiologist. His most significant contribution to biology is considered to be the extension of cell theory to animals. Other contributions include the discovery of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system, the discovery and study of pepsin, the discovery of the organic nature of yeast, and the invention of the term "metabolism".

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