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Édouard Chatton
Édouard Chatton (French:  [edwaʁ ʃatɔ̃]; 11 October 1883 – 23
Édouard Chatton
April 1947)[1] was a French biologist who first characterized the
distinction between the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cellular types.
Chatton coined the terms and published them first in his 1937
paper "Pansporella perplex: Reflections on the Biology and
Phylogeny of the Protozoa."[2]

Chatton was born in Romont, Switzerland. His initial interest was

in various human pathogenic protozoa, members of the
Apicomplexa and Trypanosomatids. He later expanded his
studies to include marine protists, helping to contribute to the
description of the dinoflagellate protists.[3] At the Pasteur
Institute he met and became a mentor to André Michel Lwoff,
future Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine. The two
scientists remained associates until Chatton's death in 1947, in Born 11 October 1883

Banyuls-sur-Mer, France. Romont,

Switzerland
Died 23 April 1947
(aged 63)

Banyuls-sur-Mer,
France
Nationality French
Known for Distinction
between
prokaryotes and
Chromidina chattoni, a species
named in the honour of Édouard eukaryotes
Chatton. Scientific career
Fields Biology

References Author abbrev. Chatton

(botany)
1. Jean-Jacques Amigo, « Chatton (Édouard, Pierre, Léon) », in
Nouveau Dictionnaire de biographies roussillonnaises, vol. 3 Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre,
Perpignan, Publications de l'olivier, 2017 (ISBN 9782908866506)
2. Sapp, J. (2005). "The Prokaryote-Eukaryote Dichotomy: Meanings and Mythology" (https://www.n
cbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1197417). Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews. 69 (2):
292–305. doi:10.1128/MMBR.69.2.292-305.2005 (https://doi.org/10.1128%2FMMBR.69.2.292-30
5.2005). PMC 1197417 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1197417).
PMID 15944457 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15944457).
3. Soyer-Gobillard, Marie-Odile (2010). "Edouard Chatton (1883–1947) and the dinoflagellate
protists: concepts and models" (http://www.im.microbios.org/0903/0903173.pdf) (PDF).
International Microbiology. 9 (3): 173–177. PMID 17061207 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/170
61207). Retrieved 2013-05-20.
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4. International Plant Names Index.  Chatton (http://www.ipni.org/ipni/advAuthorSearch.do?find_abbr

eviation=Chatton).

External links
A timeline of Chatton's life (http://www.pasteur.fr/infosci/archives/cht0.html) on Pasteur.fr

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