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Ferdinand Julius Cohn (1828–1898) was a German microbiologist, botanist, bacteriologist, and university teacher. Born in Wrocław, he held the position of professor at the University of Wrocław, where he worked in the fields of botany and taxonomy. He received a Doctor of Natural Sciences degree and served as a doctoral supervisor to Georg Lunge. Cohn was a citizen of the Kingdom of Prussia and spoke German.
He was recognized with the Leeuwenhoek Medal and the Linnean Medal, and held honorary membership status. Cohn was a member of the Royal Society, the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the French Academy of Sciences, and the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences. His notable works include *Licht und Leben*, *Nachträge zur Naturgeschichte des Protococcus pluvialis Kützing*, *Das botanische museum der universität Breslau*, *Über pilz-epidemien bei den insekten*, and *Beiträge zur physiologie der Phycochromaceen und Florideen*.
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Key facts
- Born
- Ferdinand Julius Cohn , ( 1828-01-24 ) 24 January 1828, Breslau , Silesia , Kingdom of Prussia
- Died
- 25 June 1898 (1898-06-25) (aged 70), Breslau, German Empire
- Resting place
- Breslau Jewish Cemetery
- Alma mater
- University of Berlin
- Spouse
- Pauline Reichenback ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1867 )
- Relatives
- Oskar Justinus (brother) Max Conrat [ de ] (brother) Hugo Conrat [ Wikidata ] (brother) Ilse Twardowski-Conrat (niece) Erica Tietze-Conrat (niece)
- Awards
- Leeuwenhoek Medal (1885) Linnean Medal (1895)
- Fields
- Bacteriology, microbiology
- Institutions
- University of Breslau
- Author abbrev botany
- Cohn
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Julius
- Family name
- Cohn
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Place of birth
- Wrocław
- Place of death
- Wrocław
- Sibling
- Max Conrat
- Position held
- professor
- Employer
- University of Wrocław
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Judaism
- Academic degree
- professor
- Student of
- Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
- Doctoral student
- Georg Lunge
- Field of work
- taxonomy
- Image
- Ferdinand Julius Cohn (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Wrocław
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- Ferdinand Julius Cohn
- member of
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- date of birth
- 1828-01-24
- date of death
- 1898-06-26
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- Ferdinand Cohn
- name in native language
- Ferdinand Cohn
- writing language
- German
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- Ferdinand Cohn
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
- collection items at
- National Museum of Natural History
- place of burial
- Old Jewish Cemetery
- assessment
- habilitation
- academic major
- botany
- academic minor
- history of literature
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Ferdinand Julius Cohn (24 January 1828 – 25 June 1898) was a German biologist. He is one of the founders of modern bacteriology and microbiology.
Biography
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