Ferdinand Cohn

Ferdinand Cohn
Born	Ferdinand Julius Cohn (1828-01-24)24 January 1828 Breslau, Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	25 June 1898(1898-06-25) (aged 70) Breslau, German Empire
Resting place	Breslau Jewish Cemetery[1]
Alma mater	University of Berlin
Spouse	Pauline Reichenback ​ (m. 1867)​
Relatives	Oskar Justinus (brother) Max Conrat [de] (brother) Hugo Conrat [Wikidata] (brother) Ilse Twardowski-Conrat (niece) Erica Tietze-Conrat (niece)
Awards	Leeuwenhoek Medal (1885) Linnean Medal (1895)
Scientific career
Fields	Bacteriology, microbiology
Institutions	University of Breslau
Author abbrev. (botany)	Cohn

Ferdinand Julius Cohn (24 January 1828 – 25 June 1898) was a German-Polish biologist. He is one of the founders of modern bacteriology and microbiology.