In 1855, the German physician Rudolf Virchow coined the phrase Omnis cellula e cellula — all cells come from cells. In other words, cells arise from the growth and division of existing cells ...

By his great principle, “Omnis cellula ex cellula,” he made a contribution of the highest importance to biological science; ... Nature - Rudolf Virchow and his Countrymen.

By 1855, Virchow expanded upon his original observations and published his now famous precept “omnis cellula e cellula” (“every cell stems from another cell”), which ushered in the field ...

The theory he popularized, omnis cellula ex cellula, ... Brown TM, Fee E. Rudolf Carl Virchow — medical scientist, social reformer, role model. Am J Pub Health. 2006;96:2104-2105.