Matthias Jakob Schleiden

Matthias Jakob Schleiden was a German botanist and co-founder of cell theory, along with Theodor Schwann and Rudolf Virchow. He published some poems and non-scientific work under the pseudonym Ernst.

5 April 1804

Born on the same birth day (5 April): Alfie Conn Jr. • Dave McArtney • Dimitrie Cuclin • Enzo Cannavale • Ernest Lewis (tennis) • Félix Dujardin • Giorgos Sideris • Imany • Jaime Castrillón • Jan Smeets • Kim Soo-nyung • Lidia Trettel • Marshall Allman • Nicolas Grunitzky • Ove Bengtson • Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg (1674–1748) • Ruth Smith (artist) • Yassine Bounou • Élodie Bouchez

Born in the same month (April 1804): Charles Goodyear (politician)