Wilhelm Johannsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wilhelm Johannsen

Danish botanist

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1857

Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Date of Death: 11-Nov-1927

Profession: university teacher, botanist, geneticist

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Wilhelm Johannsen (3 February 1857 – 11 November 1927) was a Danish botanist, plant physiologist, and geneticist.
He is best known for coining the terms gene, phenotype and genotype, and for his 1903 "pure line" experiments in genetics.