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Matthias Jakob Schleiden
1881Jun, 23

Matthias Jakob Schleiden

Matthias Jakob Schleiden, German botanist and academic (b. 1804)
Matthias Jakob Schleiden (German: [maˈtiːas ˈjaːkɔp ˈʃlaɪdn̩]; 1804–1881) was a German botanist and co-founder of cell theory, along with Theodor Schwann and Rudolf Virchow.

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    Ferdinand de Lesseps begins French construction of the Panama Canal.
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    Bat Masterson

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    French protectorate of Tunisia

    In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.
  • 21May

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