Rudolf Virchow
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About
German, doctor, anthropologist and biologist who is known as "the father of modern pathology." In his career he discredited the scientific theory of Humorism, which postulated that humans had four distinct bodily fluids and that a deficiency of one had a great effect on a person's health.
Before Fame
He grew up on a farm, but left home to study Chemistry and Medicine in Berlin.
Trivia
In 1861, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and in 1892, he was awarded the Copley Medal.
Family Life
Rudolf's parents were named Johanna Hesse and Carl Virchow.
Associated With
Another famous German scientist like him is Werner Heisenberg.
