Édouard Chatton
| Edouard Chatton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1883 |
| Died | 1947 (aged 63–64) |
| Nationality |  France |
| Fields | Biology |
| Known for | Distinction between Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes |
Édouard Chatton (b. 1883; d. 1947, Banyuls-sur-Mer) (French pronunciation: [edwaʁ ʃatɔ̃]) was a French biologist who first distinguished between the eukaryotic and prokaryotic systems of cellular organisation, and coined the terms themselves in his 1925 paper, Pansporella perplex: Reflections on the Biology and Phylogeny of the Protozoa.[1] Chatton's initial keen interest was in various human pathogenic protozoa, members of the Apicomplexa and Trypanosomatids, and he later expanded his studies to include marine protists. At the Pasteur Institute he met and mentored André Michel Lwoff, future Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine. The two scientists remained close associates until Chatton's passing in 1947.
trypanosomids, Plasmodium, toxoplasms, Leishmania André Michel Lwoff
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Jan Sapp: The Prokaryote-Eukaryote Dichotomy: Meanings and Mythology
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