Biography
The German scientist Rudolf Virhov managed to leave a good memory about himself. The man became famous in different areas: he knows as an outstanding physician, biologist, researcher and politics. He treated people, performed discovering in the field of medicine, anthropology and archeology, taught at universities, wrote books and found time to express an active political position, boldly and consistently defending democratic principles.Childhood and youth
Rudolf was born in the city of Shifelbine (now the Polish Sadvedin) in 1821. The family of the future scientist belonged to a simple farm class, but this did not prevent the boy to get a good education. Still at school, he was considered the best student, chasing to earn a scholarship for training at the university. Initially, the young man dreamed of devoting himself to serving God, but for pastoral work possessed too weak voice.
Then, wishing to become a doctor, the young man entered the Berlin Medical Institute Friedrich Wilhelm. At 22, Virhov had already received a diploma and began to work as an assistant in the clinic Share. Already here, he began to engage in science and write the first articles for medical publications, and soon, together with his comrade, he founded his own magazine "Pathological anatomy and physiology and clinical medicine", which to this day is considered to be authoritative in its field.
Personal life
The main passion of Rudolf was medicine, but it did not prevent a man to arrange a personal life. The daughter of Professor Charles Maer Rosa, on which the scientist married Würzburg was becoming a scientist.The spouse gave birth to Virhov's six children, but did not hold the competition with the obsession with her husband science. Even during a wedding trip, he was distracted by medical research, not to mention the fact that at home spent the nights mostly in the office.
The science
The first scientific works of Virchov were dedicated to leukemia. In the 1940s, he worked in Berlin and developed a mechanistic theory of medicine. Having protest political moods, the scientist became an incomplete government, and in 1849 a man is sent to Würzburg, where he heads the pathoanatomic department of the local university.
After 7 years, Rudolf returned to Berlin with an outstanding pathologist and a peaceful scientist. Biography of Virchova is full of achievements in biology and medicine: he opened the scientist community cellulular pathology, making a contribution to cellular theory. The German worked for fundamental science as a histologist, archaeologist and anthropologist. Being the author of dozens of work, Professor taught at the university and read lectures, including in Russia. The photo is preserved as Virchov is met in St. Petersburg in 1892.
Politics
The vivor policy came not from vain ambitions, but from the desire to serve society. Social inequality issues worried a scientist who wondered about the availability of medicine and raising the level of sanitary standards. Rudolph belonged to the progressive party and in the 1860s was among the parliament deputies.Being a representative of the opposition, the scientist enjoyed respect for the impeccable professional and public reputation, principled and honesty. The man boldly criticized the glittering colonial politics of Germany, advocated the protection of the rights of Jews and condemned the increase in the army. During Wars, Virhov left the political arena and took up the organization of field hospitals and the work of sanitary echelons.
Death
The scientist lived a long and fruitful life. It would be possible that his years would have lasted if it were not for an annoying injury that a man received when leaving the tram. Virhov broke the neck of the thigh, and the accumulated complications were caused by death that came on September 5, 1902. The grave of the German is located in Berlin.
Memory
The grateful descendants perpetuated the memory of the Great Scientist. In honor of the doctor, the hospital was named, open in 1906 at the university complex, Share. Not far from the clinic has a monument to Virhov's work of the German sculptor Fritz Klimsha. The name of the professor is called Street in Berlin and even a crater on the moon.