| Edouard Chatton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1883 |
| Died | 1947 (aged 63–64) |
| Nationality | France |
| Fields | Biology |
| Known for | Distinction between Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes |
Édouard Chatton (1883 — 1947) (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]
Jan Sapp: The Prokaryote-Eukaryote Dichotomy: Meanings and Mythology