BIOLOGIST

Jan Swammerdam

1637 - 1680

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Jan or Johannes Swammerdam (February 12, 1637 – February 17, 1680) was a Dutch biologist and microscopist. His work on insects demonstrated that the various phases during the life of an insect—egg, larva, pupa, and adult—are different forms of the same animal. As part of his anatomical research, he carried out experiments on muscle contraction. In 1658, he was the first to observe and describe red blood cells. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Swammerdam is the 133rd most popular biologist (down from 107th in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 141st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Dutch Biologist.

Jan Swammerdam is most famous for his work in anatomy and microscopy. He was the first to describe the erythrocyte, or red blood cell, and he also discovered the spermatozoa, or male reproductive cell.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Jan Swammerdam ranks 133 out of 1,097. Before him are Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Hamilton O. Smith, Sam Harris, Reginald Innes Pocock, Sydney Brenner, and John Franklin Enders. After him are William Jackson Hooker, Lynn Margulis, Gaspard Bauhin, Johann Friedrich Gmelin, Oliver Smithies, and Martin Evans.

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Among people born in 1637, Jan Swammerdam ranks 2. Before him is Dieterich Buxtehude. After him are Anne Hyde, Bernardo Pasquini, Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha, Nicolas Catinat, Jan van der Heyden, Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Countess Henriette Catherine of Nassau, Anne Marie Martinozzi, Jacques Marquette, and Edmund Andros. Among people deceased in 1680, Jan Swammerdam ranks 10. Before him are Shivaji, Kateri Tekakwitha, Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine, Nicolas Fouquet, Raimondo Montecuccoli, and Willem Claesz. Heda. After him are Samuel Butler, Ferdinand Bol, Elisabeth of the Palatinate, Emperor Go-Mizunoo, Thomas Bartholin, and Ivan Sirko.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Swammerdam ranks 117 out of 1,646. Before him are Jacobus Arminius (1560), Bernard Mandeville (1670), Willem Schouten (1567), Willem Claesz. Heda (1594), Gerard David (1450), and Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (1727). After him are Anton Mauve (1838), Eugène Dubois (1858), Claus Sluter (1340), Dennis Bergkamp (1969), Pieter van Musschenbroek (1692), and Colonel Tom Parker (1909).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Netherlands

Among biologists born in Netherlands, Jan Swammerdam ranks 7. Before him are Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632), Nikolaas Tinbergen (1907), Hugo de Vries (1848), Herman Boerhaave (1668), Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778), and Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (1727). After him are Martinus Beijerinck (1851), Pieter Boddaert (1730), Nicolaas Laurens Burman (1734), Pieter Bleeker (1819), Wilhem de Haan (1801), and George Clifford III (1685).

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