Matthias Jakob Schleiden (1804-1881): The History of Jewish Interest in Science and the Methodology of Microscopic Botany

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Matthias Jakob Schleiden was born in Hamburg, Germany on April 5, 1804. After studying the law and not succeeding as a profession, Schleiden eventually focused on botany and medical research at Jena University in Germany. Even after becoming a professor emeritus of botany in 1846 and becoming a general professor in 1850, Schleiden will continue to make a fundamental contribution to the research of this cell. As a botanical professor at Jena University, Schleiden is one of the founders of cell theory. He showed that the development of all plant tissues comes from cellular activity. Schreiden emphasizes that structural and morphological characteristics, not processes, give that property to organic life. Schleiden also proved that nucleated cells are the first element of plant embryos. His botanical studies basically stopped after 1850 when he began pursuing philosophical and historical research.

Matthias Schieden was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1804. He did not pursue interest in botany at first, but from 1824 to 1827 he studied law at the University of Heidelberg (definitely influenced by his wealthy family). After graduation Schleiden became a court lawyer in Hamburg, but he soon began dissatisfied with his legal practices, eventually leading to his attempted suicide. He completely abandoned this occupation in 1831 and returned to the university to pursue his real interests - botany and medicine. After graduation, Schleiden became a professor of botany at the University of Jena. But he did not take time to classify plants but he did not like observing their occurrence using a microscope as he thought it was the only way to study plants .