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# Theodor Schwann

(1810–1882)   Physician

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Theodor Schwann was a physician.

## Quick Facts About Theodor Schwann

Born December 7, 1810

Died January 11, 1882

Profession Physician

Notable works Microscopical researches into the accordance in the structure and growth of animals and plants

## About Theodor Schwann

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".

##  Quotes by Theodor Schwann

> [The cause of nutrition and growth resides not in the organism as a whole but in the separate elementary parts-the cells.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodor-schwann/the-cause-of-nutrition-and-growth-resides-not-in-the-organism-as-a/)

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> [The principal result of my investigation is that a uniform developmental principle controls the individual elementary units of all organisms, analogous to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodor-schwann/the-principal-result-of-my-investigation-is-that-a-uniform/)

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> [The elementary parts of all tissues are formed of cells in an analogous, though very diversified manner, so that it may be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodor-schwann/the-elementary-parts-of-all-tissues-are-formed-of-cells-in-an/)

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