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Theodor Boveri

(1866–1866)

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Theodor Heinrich Boveri was a German zoologist, comparative anatomist and co-founder of modern cytology.

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Born
March 18, 1866
Died
April 7, 1866
Notable works
Zellen-Studien

About Theodor Boveri

Theodor Heinrich Boveri was a German zoologist, comparative anatomist and co-founder of modern cytology. He was notable for the first hypothesis regarding cellular processes that cause cancer, and for describing chromatin diminution in nematodes. His brother was industrialist Walter Boveri. Boveri was married to the American biologist Marcella O'Grady (1863–1950). Their daughter Margret Boveri (1900–1975) became one of the best-known journalists in post-World War II Germany.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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