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Rudolf Virchow was an eminent pathologist and politician, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential physicians in history. A founding father of both pathology and social medicine, Virchow analyzed the effects of disease in various organs and tissues of the human body.
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, (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 ). He held the first chairs of pathological anatomy at the Universities of Würzburg (1849–56) and Berlin (1856 ...
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.”
Jun 8, 2018 · Rudolf Virchow contributed to the transformation of medical knowledge in the nineteenth century and was a founding figure for the discipline of anthropology in Germany. He was born in Schivelbein, Pomerania (today Swidwin in northwest Poland), on 13 October 1821 and died in Berlin on 5 September 1902.
Virchow was one of the 19th century’s foremost leaders in medicine and pathology. He was also a public health activist, social reformer, politician, and anthropologist. Virchow was the only child of a farmer and city treasurer in Schivelbein, Germany. He had a strong interest in natural science.
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.
