Theodor Langhans
Johann Ferdinand Friedrich Theodor Langhans (born September 28, 1839 in Usingen (Hesse), † October 22, 1915 in Bern ) was a German pathological anatomist.
Langhans studied medicine in Heidelberg, Göttingen, Berlin and Würzburg. In 1864 he was at the University of Heidelberg to the Dr. med. PhD. In 1867 he became a private lecturer in Marburg. Langhans was a full professor of pathological anatomy at the University of Giessen and from 1872 to 1913 a full professor of pathological anatomy at the University of Bern .
Langhans was the first to describe the giant cells named after him ( Langhans giant cells ).
literature
- Urs Boschung : Langhans, Theodor. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2007
- Jon Pritchard, Peter Foley, Hilary Wong: Langerhans and Langhans: what's misleading in a name? . Lancet (London, England). Vol. 362, no.9387 (Sep. 13, 2003) p. 922
- Heinz-Peter Schmiedebach : Langhans, Theodor. In: Werner E. Gerabek , Bernhard D. Haage, Gundolf Keil , Wolfgang Wegner (eds.): Enzyklopädie Medizingeschichte. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-015714-4 , p. 825.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Langhans, Theodor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Langhans, Johann Ferdinand Friedrich Theodor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German medic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1839 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Usingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 22, 1915 |
| Place of death | Bern |