Rudolph Carl Virchow

Rudolf Virchow

Rudolf Carl Virchow
Born	13 October 1821 Schivelbein, Pomerania, Prussia
Died	5 September 1902 (aged 80) Berlin, German Empire
Nationality	Prussian
Fields	Medicine Anthropology
Institutions	Charité University of Würzburg
Alma mater	University of Berlin
Doctoral advisor	Johannes Peter Müller
Notable students	Franz Boas, Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen
Known for	Cellular pathology Biogenesis Virchow's triad
Influenced	Eduard Hitzig
Notable awards	Copley Medal (1892)
Spouse	Ferdinande Rosalie Mayer (Rose Virchow)
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Rudolph Carl Virchow (/ˈfiːrkoʊ/; German: [ˈfiːʀçoː]) (13 October 1821 – 5 September 1902) was a German doctor, anthropologist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist, writer, editor, and politician, known for his advancement of public health. He is known as "the father of modernpathology" because his work helped to discredit humorism, bringing more science to medicine. He is also considered one of the founders of social medicine.
In 1861, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. In 1892, he was awarded the Copley Medal. Among his most famous students was anthropologist Franz Boas, who became a professor at Columbia University.
The Society for Medical Anthropology gives an annual award in Virchow's name, the Rudolf Virchow Award./.../