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Edouard Van Beneden

Belgian cytologist, embryologist, marine biologist.

Born March 5th, 1846 in Leuven.

Died April 28th, 1910 at 64 years old in Liège.

Occupations
anatomist, biologist, embryologist, entomologist, university teacher, zoologist

Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore