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Rudolf Albert von Kölliker (born July 6, 1817, Zürich, Switz.—died Nov. 2, 1905, Würzburg, Ger.) was a Swiss embryologist and histologist, one of the first to interpret tissue structure in terms of cellular elements.
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Rudolph Albert Kölliker was born in Zurich, Switzerland. His early education was carried on in Zurich, and he entered the university there in 1836. After two years, however, he moved to the University of Bonn, and later to that of Berlin, becoming a pupil of noted physiologists Johannes Peter Müller and of Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle. He graduated...
Kölliker made substantial contributions to the study of zoology. While his earlier efforts were directed to the invertebrates, he soon passed on to the vertebrates, and studied the amphibians and mammalian embryos. He was among the first, if not the very first, to introduce into this branch of biological inquiry the newer microscopic technique the ...
But neither zoology nor embryology furnished Kölliker’s chief claim to fame. He is best known for his contributions to histology, the knowledge of the minute structure of the animal tissues. Among his earlier results was the demonstration in 1847 that smooth or unstriated muscle is made up of distinct units, of nucleated muscle cells. In this work,...
Albert von Kölliker. Birth. 6 Jul 1817. Zürich, Switzerland. Death. 2 Nov 1905 (aged 88) Würzburg, Stadtkreis Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany. Burial.
Feb 8, 2021 · Albert von Koelliker. Source: Universität Würzburg. * July 6, 1817 in Zurich. † November 2, 1905 in Würzburg. After he had already gained attention at an early age due to his stellar career at the University of Zurich, Koelliker was appointed as an ordinary professor of experimental physiology and comparative anatomy as well as chairman of ...
The death of Professor Kölliker was announced in the British Medical Journal of November 11. The venerable scientist died on November 3, of pneumonia, after an illness of thirty-six hours.
Swiss physician and histologist Albert von Kölliker (1817–1905) made significant contributions to the science of cellular biology during the late 19th cen tury. A longtime professor at Würzburg University in Germany, he was confounded by the mystery of how nerve endings communicate with one another.
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Swiss anatomist, physiologist (1817–1905) In recognition of his important work in embryology, comparative anatomy, and physiology, and especially for his eminence as a histologist.
