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Eduard Strasburger
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Polish-German botanist (1844–1912)
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Eduard Adolf Strasburger was a botanist and university teacher born in Warsaw in 1844. He worked at the University of Bonn, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, and the University of Warsaw. Strasburger was educated at the University of Bonn and Friedrich Schiller University Jena. He spoke German and contributed to the creative work *Popular Science*.
He held citizenship in the German Empire, Poland, and the Russian Empire. Strasburger died in Bonn in 1912. He was a member of the Royal Society, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Strasburger received the Darwin–Wallace Medal and the Linnean Medal. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. His work focused on botany and cell biology. He is described by the Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Key facts
- Born
- 1 February 1844, Warsaw , Congress Poland
- Died
- 18 May 1912 (1912-05-18) (aged 68), Bonn , Germany
- Citizenship
- Poland , Germany
- Alma mater
- University of Warsaw , University of Jena , University of Bonn
- Known for
- Discovery of mitosis
- Spouse
- Alexandra Julie
- Children
- 3 (including Julius Strasburger )
- Awards
- Linnean Medal , Darwin-Wallace Medal
- Fields
- Botany
- Author abbrev botany
- Strasb
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eduard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Warsaw
- Place of death
- Bonn
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- Employer
- University of Warsaw
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- cell biology
- Image
- EStrasburger.jpg
- Work location
- Bonn
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- member of
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- date of birth
- 1844-02-01
- date of death
- 1912-05-19
- Commons category
- Eduard Strasburger
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
- birth name
- Eduard Adolf Strasburger
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- name in native language
- Eduard Adolf Strasburger
- P6944
- Eduard Strasburger
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
- Commons Creator page
- Eduard Strasburger
- P8168
- Ducktv
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Encyclopedic overview
Eduard Strasburger. Eduard Adolf Strasburger (1 February 1844 – 18 May 1912) was a Polish-German professor and one of the most famous botanists of the 19th century. He discovered mitosis in plants.
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