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Jan 16, 2013 · Rudolph Virchow (1821-1902) was a German physician, anthropologist, politician and social reformer, but he is best known as the founder of the field of cellular pathology. He stressed that most of the diseases of mankind could be understood in terms of the dysfunction of cells.
Rudolf Virchow, a prolific and influential 19th–century German physician, pathologist, and anthropologist, is one of the founders of “social medicine.” Social medicine unites medical and political thought, and, as Virchow stated, “Medicine is a social science, and politics is nothing more than medicine on a grand scale.”
Mar 17, 2012 · Rudolf Carl Virchow lived in nineteenth century Prussia, now Germany, and proposed that omnis cellula e cellula, which translates to each cell comes from another cell, and which became and fundamental concept for cell theory. He helped found two fields, cellular pathology and comparative pathology, and he contributed to many others.
Rudolf Virchow, (born Oct. 13, 1821, Schivelbein, Pomerania, Prussia—died Sept. 5, 1902, Berlin), German pathologist, anthropologist, and statesman. In 1847 he cofounded the pathology journal now named for him ( Virchows Archiv ).
Jun 8, 2018 · Rudolf Virchow [1] (rōō´dôlf fĬr´khō), 1821–1902, German pathologist, a founder of cellular pathology. He became professor at the Univ. of Würzburg (1849) and professor and director of the Pathological Institute, Berlin (1856).
Aug 19, 2016 · His work on the lifecycle of the roundworm Trichinella spiralis and that cooking meat adequately prevented spread to humans led to the importance of meat inspections, first adopted in Berlin. Virchow had liberal political views, promoting better education, living conditions, and health for the poor.
Apr 1, 2022 · Rudolf Virchow, the German pathologist, public health pioneer and politician, was born 200 years ago on October 13, 1821. In view of the current pandemics of infectious and non-communicable diseases, it appears fitting to briefly review Virchow’s contributions to both biomedicine and social medicine.
