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at the University of Würzburg. He reined in his liberal politics. He insisted
that all students use microscopes. He believed (along with his mentor, Müller)
that natural science held the answers to the study of pathology and he stressed
observation and experimentation. He was an active founder of the Physico-medical
Society in 1849. He continued work on his ideas about cellular pathology. During
this time he became more interested in anthropology of skulls and races. He was
very aware of his Slavic heritage.
Virchow is, perhaps, most remembered for declaring "all cells arise from cells." Virchow's revolutionary idea would later be proven true. In 1858, Virchow published Die Cellularpathologie (Cellular Pathology), which became a cornerstone of modern pathology. During this time, Virchow founded Berlin's medical statistics. He was a member of the city council in 1861. He was elected to the Lower House of the Prussian National Assembly in 1861. During the Franco-Prussian War, Virchow worked to fight epidemics among soldiers. After the war, he was active in designing several hospitals. He designed the Berlin sewer system. In 1880, Virchow was elected to the German Reichstag where he was an open opponent of Bismarck. Virchow also pursued his long interest in archaeology and anthropology and collaborated in the excavation of Troy. At age 80, he received a medal for science from the Kaiser. On September 5, 1902, Virchow fell while boarding a streetcar, and died from complications. He was 81. Virchow was interested in spreading his ideas and those of people who believed as he did. He contributed to, published, and edited several journals throughout his career: Archives for Pathological Anatomy & Physiology & Clinical Medicine, The Medical Reform, Collected Essays on Scientific Medicine, Handbook of Special Pathology & Therapeutics, and Cellular Pathology. His published works number 2,124, and his bibliography is 118 pages. A Chair, Virchow Professor of Pathology, is named for him at the Humboldt University in Berlin. Sources http://www.vet.ksu.edu/depts/dmp/personnel/faculty/virchowbioe.htm http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Virchow.html http://chrononet.hypermart.net/eminent/virchow.htm http://clendening.kumc.edu/dc/rv/cv1.html http://www.clinicalcardiology.org/briefs/200007briefs/cc23-550.profiles_virchow.html http://www.iaphomepage.org/int300/no300pg1.html |
