Theodore Schwann lived in Cologne, German Empire at the time of his death. He was born in Neuss, First French Empire.
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Yes, Theodor Schwann did have a family. He was born on December 7, 1810, in Neuss, Prussia (now Germany). Schwann was the youngest of five children born to Leonard Schwann and Elisabeth Rottels. His family played a significant role in shaping his early life and career as a renowned physiologist and co-founder of the cell theory.
Theodor Schwann studied many things in the field of Biology. He developed cell theory, discovered pepsin, and the nervous system.
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Schwann recognized the cell as the basic unit of animal structure. He advanced thecell theory in plants and took the theory over to animals. In 1839 Schwann proposed that all organisms are composed of cells. Together with Matthias Schleiden he formulated the cell theory of life.