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Theodor Boveri

German geneticist

Died when: 53 years 3 days (636 months)
Star Sign: Libra

 

Theodor Boveri

Theodor Heinrich Boveri (12 October 1862 – 15 October 1915) was a German zoologist, comparative anatomist and co-founder of modern cytology.He was notable for the first hypothesis regarding cellular processes that cause cancer, and for describing chromatin diminution in nematodes.

Boveri was married to the American biologist Marcella O'Grady (1863–1950).Their daughter Margret Boveri (1900–1975) became one of the best-known journalists in post-World War II Germany.

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