"Jan Swammerdam" ba kalma ba ce da za a iya samu a cikin ƙamus domin ita ce madaidaicin suna wanda ke nufin masanin ilimin halitta na Holland da ɗan ƙaramin haske daga ƙarni na 17. Jan Swammerdam sananne ne don aikinsa mai ban mamaki a kan ilimin halittar jiki da ilimin halittar kwari kuma galibi ana ɗaukarsa ɗaya daga cikin majagaba na ilimin halitta. Ya kuma bayar da gudunmawa sosai ga fagagen binciken da ake kira microscopy da embryology.