Martinus Beijerinck Professions : BotanistBorn : March 16, 1851Died : January 1, 1931 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Martinus Beijerinck In its most primitive form, life is, therefore, no longer bound to the cell, the cell which possesses structure and which can be compared to a complex wheel-work, such as a watch which ceases to exist if it is stamped down in a mortar. No, in its primitive form life is like fire, like a flame borne by the living substance;-like a flame which appears in endless diversity and yet has specificity within it;-which can adopt the form of the organic world, of the lank grass-leaf and of the stem of the tree. Martinus Beijerinck firelifescience Similar Authors Asa Gray botanist Albert Howard botanist Douglas Houghton Campbell botanist Donald C. Peattie botanist David Fairchild botanist David Douglas botanistAll Authors
