There is long list of non-Muslim scientists who
contributed a lot in the field of biology. But, the following scientists are
very well known.
Aristotle
Period: 382-322 A.D
Book: Historia Animalia
Contribution: He classified the animals and called as founder of biological
classifications. He classified animals into two units, genus and species which
was called Oedos.
Theophrastus
Contribution: He accepted sex in plants and desired
about 500 plants. He is known as father of botany.
Visalius
Period: 1514-1564 A.D
Contribution: He wrote a book on human body structure in which he described
bones, muscles and orans in detail.
William Harvey
Period: 1578-1657 A.D
Contribution: He described the blood circulation in human body.
Carolous Linnaeus
Period: 1507-1778 A.D
Contribution: He described the blood circulation in human body.
Carolous Linnaeus
Period: 1578-1657 A.D.
Contribution: He gave a system of binomial nomenclature. He is known as father
of taxonomy.
Schlelden and Schwann
Contribution: Scheiden (1838) studied the cells of
plants and Schwann (1839) studied the cells of animals. They proposed the cell
theory.
Louis Pasteur
Period: 1822-1895 A.D
Contribution: He proved that microbes are found in the air which spoils the
food items.
Edward Jennar
Period: 1796 A.D
Contribution: He invented method of vaccination against Small Pox.
Robert Koch
Period: 1845-1910 A.D.
Contribution: He discovered bacteria as causes of main diseases like
Tuberculosis.
Joseph Lister
Period: 1860 A.D
Contribution: He made antiseptic medicines like Iodine and Carbolic acid.
Charles Darwin
Period: 1859 A.D
Book: Origin of Species by Natural Selection
Contribution: He explained concept of evolution in his book.
Gregor Mendel
Period: 1822-1884 A.D
Contribution: He conducted experiments on Pea plants. He formulated the laws of
inheritance. He is known as father of modern genetics.
William Lawrence and William Henry
Period: 1882 A.D
Contribution: They discovered X-ray crystallography to understand the structure
of deoxyribonucleic acid (DN). They were father and son.
Francis Crick and James Watson
Period: 1953 A.D
Contribution: He discovered the double helix model of DNA and proved that DNA
is found in cells of all living organisms.
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