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Karl Wilhelm von N�geli

Karl Wilhelm von N�geli (March 27, 1817 - May 10, 1891) was a Swiss biologist. He discovered what would later become known as chromosomes. N�geli was born in Kilchberg near Z�rich. He studied medicine in Z�rich and began working with Manfred Schleiden in 1840. In 1849 he became professor in Z�rich, and in 1857 moved to Munich to become professor of botany. N�geli died on May 10, 1891, in Munich.

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