Ferdinand Cohn

Ferdinand Cohn
Ferdinand Cohn
Born	Ferdinand Julius Cohn; 24 January 1828; Breslau, Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	25 June 1898 (aged 70); Breslau, German Empire
Resting place	Breslau Jewish Cemetery
Alma mater	University of Berlin
Spouse	Pauline Reichenback (m. 1867)
Relatives	Oskar Justinus (brother); Max Conrat (brother); Hugo Conrat (brother); Ilse Twardowski-Conrat (niece); Erica Tietze-Conrat (niece);
Awards	Leeuwenhoek Medal (1885); Linnean Medal (1895);
	Scientific career
Fields	Bacteriology, microbiology
Institutions	University of Breslau
Author abbrev. (botany)	Cohn

Ferdinand Julius Cohn (24 January 1828 – 25 June 1898) was a German-Polish biologist. He is one of the founders of modern bacteriology and microbiology.

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