Caption
Rudolf Virchow, portrait, lithograph by Georg Engelbach, probably c. 1850 Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow (13 October 1821, Schivelbein, Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia – 5 September 1902, Berlin) was a German doctor and renowned pathologist. In Berlin, he worked at the Charité. He was also active as a liberal politician. He was a member of the Prussian House of Representatives and the German Reichstag. He campaigned for better hygiene, clean water and public health. He is famous for his saying: ‘omnis cellula e cellula' (every cell arises from a cell) . His major achievements include research into leukaemia and the development of thrombosis
Date
Sep 22, 1850
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Photo12/ImageBROKER/Fotothek Mai Leipzig
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BRK26H76_095
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