(1828–98), German botanist; full name Ferdinand Julius Cohn. A founder of bacteriology and the first to devise a systematic classification of bacteria into genera and species.
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Cohn, Ferdinand
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(1828–98), German botanist; full name Ferdinand Julius Cohn. A founder of bacteriology, he was the first to devise a systematic classification of bacteria into genera and species.