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The scientist who discovered Meiosis was Oscar Hertwig.
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The first sight of Meiosis was made in Sea Urchin eggs.
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The scientist who discovered the number of chromosomes in Meiosis was Edouard Van Beneden.
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In 1883 the number of chromosomes in the process of Meiosis was discovered.
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The scientist August Weismann discovered that two cell divisons are needed to transform two diploid cells, into four haploid cells.
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In 1911 the scientist Thomas Hunt Morgan discovered through the process of crossing over in Meiosis that genes are transmitted onto chromosomes.