Theodor Boveri, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Theodor Boveri

German geneticist

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1862

Place of Birth: Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 15-Oct-1915

Profession: zoologist, university teacher, geneticist

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Theodor Heinrich Boveri (12 October 1862 – 15 October 1915) was a German biologist.
He was notable for first hypothesising the cellular processes that cause cancer, and for describing chromatin diminution in nematodes.
Boveri was married to the American biologist Marcella O'Grady (1863–1950).
Their daughter Margret Boveri (1900–1975) became one of the best-known post-war German journalists.