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Virchow Rudolf <1821-1902.> |
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Titolo |
Virchow's eulogies [[electronic resource] ] : Rudolf Virchow in tribute to his fellow scientists / / Brian L.D. Coghlan, Leon P. Bignold |
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Basel, : Birkhäuser, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-87241-5 |
9786611872410 |
3-7643-8880-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2008.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (327 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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CoghlanBrian L. D |
BignoldLeon P. <1947-> |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Johannes Müller, Physiologist (1801–1858): a Eulogy -- Memorial speech for Johann Lucas Schönlein (1793–1864) -- Memorial address for Carl Mayer (1795–1868) -- Morgagni and the anatomical concept -- Other tributes. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Rudolph Virchow (1821-1902) was a leading figure in the medical, political and intellectual life of Germany in the second half of the nineteenth century. He became the most famous pathologist of his time, especially through his book "Cellular Pathology" – which discussed pathology in terms of the functioning of the cells in the anatomic lesions of diseases. Virchow's writings were voluminous: he wrote many books and more than 2,000 articles on medicine and anthropology alone. Despite, or perhaps because of, the volume of his writings, only a small proportion is available in English translation. Furthermore, in the translated material there has been little revealed of the man himself and his relations to others. This book is a compilation of Virchow’s memorial addresses concerning other scientists of his time and related topics. To make the material easily comprehensible to the general reader, there is an introductory section to the man and his times. In addition, there are copious editors’ notes to explain those |
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