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ROBERT REMAK (1815-1865) Brilliant scientific achievements and deep-seated frustrations of a Polish Jew in Prussian Berlin in the first half of the 19th century were the warp and woof of the life of Robert Remak. He was born in the ghetto of Posen, a town turned over to Prussia after the fall of Napoleon I. His father conducted a cigar store ...
Robert Remak was the first scientist to undertake successful research on fungal skin infections. A neurologist, physiologist, and embryologist, Remak was the first to observe the fungal changes causing the disease of favus; however, he gave credit for the discovery to Professor Johann Schönlein and denied all attempts by others to credit him with the discovery by calling them a mistake.
Nov 28, 2012 · Robert Remak was a neurologist, a physiologist, and an embryologist. He was born on July 23, 1815 in Poznań; this town and a large western part of Poland was occupied by Prussia during his lifetime. In his papers, written in Polish, he refers to Poles as his compatriots [ 3 ]. Later, when Prussian rule dictated that his further career depended ...
This laid the foundation for the idea that cells are the fundamental components of plants and animals. In the 1850s, two Polish scientists living in Germany pushed this idea further, culminating in what we recognize today as the modern cell theory. In 1852, Robert Remak (1815–1865), a prominent neurologist and embryologist, published ...
REMAK, ROBERT. ( b. Posen, Germany [now Poznan, Poland], 30 July 1815; d. Kissingen, Germany, 29 August 1865) histology, embryology, neurology. Remak’s life has only recently been investigated in detail by Bruno Kisch. Remak was the oldest of the five children of Salomon Meyer Remak, who ran a tobacco shop and lottery office, and Friederike Caro.
Nov 1, 2013 · Robert Remak was the first scientist to undertake successful research on fungal skin infections. A neurologist, physiologist, and embryologist, Remak was the first to observe the fungal changes causing the disease of favus; however, he gave credit for the discovery to Professor Johann Schönlein and denied all attempts by others to credit him with the discovery by calling them a mistake.
In 1852, Robert Remak (1815–1865), a prominent neurologist and embryologist, published convincing evidence that cells are derived from other cells as a result of cell division. However, this idea was questioned by many in the scientific community.
