Theodor Schwann

  • Birth Date

    Born in Neuss, Germany
  • He entered The Jesuit College of the Three Crown in Cologne

  • Theodor enrolled at a new university

    In 1829 Theodor Schwann enrolled at the university of Bonn
  • Finishes college

    Theodor Schwann got his doctorate in medicine
  • Theodor Schwann added to scheilden's cell theory

    cell theory dicovery that plants and animals are composed of cells
  • Theodor Schwann becomes a professor

    He became the professor of anatomy at the University of Louvain
  • Schwann writes a book

    Schwann published his monograph Microscopic Researches into Accordance in the Structure and Growth of Animals and Plants
  • Theodor Schwann gets a medal

    He got the Sommering Medal
  • Theodor Scwann moves to Liège

    Theodor Schwann moved to Liège where he taught physiology and comparative anatomy.
  • Day he died