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Who coined the phrase omnis cellula e cellula before Rudolf Virchow used it?
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Rudolf Virchow
German pathologist and statesman Rudolf Virchow was one of the most prominent physicians of the 19th century.
The phrase omnis cellula e cellula ("every cell is derived from a preexisting cell") was coined by the French scientist François Vincent Raspail in 1825.1
While Rudolf Virchow is famously associated with the aphorism, he did not originate it. Virchowâs significant contribution was integrating this concept into a comprehensive system of cellular pathology, which he presented in his 1858 lectures and subsequent book, Die Cellularpathologie.1