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Ferdinand Julius Cohn

Ferdinand Julius Cohn

9.8
A German scientist who studied plants and helped start the science of bacteria
  • proper noun
: Fernando Julio Cohn
  • The pioneering work of Ferdinand Julius Cohn laid the foundation for modern microbiology.

Examples

  • Many textbooks attribute the classification of bacteria as plants to Ferdinand Julius Cohn.

  • The work of Ferdinand Julius Cohn laid the foundation for modern microbiology.

  • Ferdinand Julius Cohn was instrumental in establishing bacteriology as a scientific discipline.

  • Ferdinand Julius Cohn was born in 1828 in Germany.

  • Ferdinand Julius Cohn is celebrated for his groundbreaking research that categorized bacteria as plants.

  • The research conducted by Ferdinand Julius Cohn significantly advanced the field of bacteriology.

  • Ferdinand Julius Cohn contributed greatly to our understanding of microorganisms during the late 19th century.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Ferdinand + Julius + Cohn

This item is a personal name (a proper noun) rather than a compositional phrase; the constituent given names and surname do not convey the biographical meaning. Knowing the words 'Ferdinand', 'Julius' and 'Cohn' gives no predictable clue that the referent is a German botanist and founder of bacteriology, so the meaning is not derivable by a B1 learner.

Etymology

Ferdinand Julius Cohn was a German scientist in the 1800s who studied very small living things and put bacteria into groups like plants, so you can picture him 'planting' order among tiny life. That's why his name is remembered as a founder of 'bacteriology'.