Swammerdam

[ svahm-uhr-dahm ]

noun

1. Jan [yahn], 1637–80, Dutch anatomist and entomologist.

Example Sentences

So the dispute between Reinier de Graaf and Jan Swammerdam over the discovery of the egg within the ovary, which began in 1672, was referred to the Royal Society in London for adjudication.

From Literature

“In nature there is no generation,” the Dutch scientist Jan Swammerdam wrote in 1669, “but only propagation.”

From Literature

The Dutch physician Jan Swammerdam dissected countless insect specimens to help dispel the notion that each phase of an insect was a completely different species of animal.

From Literature

Pascal gave up science after a religious experience; so did the Protestant Jan Swammerdam, one of the first great microscopists.

From Nature

It all started when Jan Swammerdam used a scalpel to peel away the outer layers of a certain insect.

From Literature