Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff

Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff (October 28, 1807 in Hannover – December 5, 1882 in Munich) was a German physician and biologist who lectured on pathological anatomy at Heidelberg (1835-1843) and held professorships in anatomy and physiology at Giessen (1843-1855) and Munich where he was appointed to the chair of anatomy and physiology in 1854.^[1] His most important contributions were made in embryology with a series of four exhaustive memoirs on the development of the mammalian ovum published in 1842 (rabbit), 1845 (dog), 1852 (guinea pig), and 1854 (roe-deer).^[2] His studies concerning animal metabolism by measuring urea were less successful, as was his research of the anatomy of skull and brain.

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References

•  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Embryology". Encyclopædia Britannica 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 326. 
•  Wood, James, ed. (1907). "Bischoff, Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne. 

Further reading

• Rothschuh, K.E. (1970–80). "Bischoff, Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm". Dictionary of Scientific Biography 2. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 160–162. ISBN 978-0-684-10114-9.