Cohn, Ferdinand Julius

Christoph Gradmann, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Published online: April 2001

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002386

1828–1898 German botanist, who developed many of the principal concepts of modern bacteriology.

Keywords: botany; bacteriology; Breslau University; microscopic algae; microscopic fungi; bacterial specificity; spore stage

Figure 1. Ferdinand Julius Cohn (1828–1898).
close
 Further Reading
    Cohn FJ (1854) Untersuchungen über die Entwickelungsgeschichte der mikroskopischen Algen und Pilze. Nova Acta Leopoldina 24: 105–256.
    book Bulloch W (1960/1938) The History of Bacteriology. London: Oxford University Press.
    book Cohn P (1901) Ferdinand Cohn. Blätter der Erinnerung. Breslau: Kern.
    book Dictionary of Scientific Biography (1970–1980) Gillispie CC (ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
    Hoppe B (1983) Die Biologie der Mikroorganismen von F.J.Cohn. Sudhoffs Archiv 67: 158–189.
    book Mazumdar P (1995) Species and Specificity: An Interpretation of the History of Immunology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Related Sub-Topics:

Biographies
Contact Editor close
Submit a note to the editor about this article by filling in the form below.

* Required Field

Article Title: Cohn, Ferdinand Julius
 
How to Cite close
Gradmann, Christoph(Apr 2001) Cohn, Ferdinand Julius. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0002386]