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APSM Biology 1.4S

APSM CA Biology 1.4 Scientists

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Aristotle Greek Father of Biology
Pierre Belon French naturalist, introduced idea of correspondence of human and bird skeletons.
Charles Darwin English naturalist, geologist, & biologist; formulated evolutionary theory
Claudius Galen Doctor of the Roman empire who wrote medical textbooks used for a thousand years
Konrad Gesner Swiss physician, zoologist, & botanist; published catalog of animals
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German scientist who studied anatomy & botany - using similarities he made predictions about anatomy
William Harvey English physician & physiologist, demonstrated blood circulation
Robert Hooke English, one of the first to investigate living things on a microscopic scale, named cells
Antonie van Leeuvenhoek Dutch, father of microbiology, pioneer in microscopy
Carolus Linnaeus Swedish biologist & physician, master cataloger who established use of two Latin names for official name of organisms.
Gregor Mendel Austrian monk & biologist, discovered genetic inheritance factors
Sir Richard Owen English comparative anatomist & paleontologist, developed idea of archetypes
Louis Pasteur French chemist & microbiologist, discovered microorganisms, pasteurization, and vaccination, disproved spontaneous generation
Francesco Redi Italian physician & biologist, founder of experimental biology, father of modern parasitology, challenger of spontaneous generation
Guillaume Rondelet French physician, anatomist, & naturalist; published catalog of marine animals
Matthias Schleiden German botanist, co-founder of cell theory
Theodor Schwann German physician & physiologist, co-founder of cell theory
Edward Tyson English scientist & physician, founder of modern comparative anatomy - dissected a chimpanzee noting close similarity to human body
Andreas Vesalius Dutch anatomist & physician who questioned Galen and dissected corpses for himself, founder of modern human anatomy
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