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Marie François Xavier Bichat, a French anatomist and pathologist, is known as the father of modern histology. Despite not having a microscope, he identified 21 elementary tissues in the human body's organs. Bichat emphasized the importance of tissue in anatomy and proposed that organs are comprised of various tissues. His tissue theory transformed medical practice and led to a new approach to classifying diseases based on tissue lesions. Bichat's influential contributions continue to impact the field of medical research and practice.