Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany — Central Europe

Albert von Koelliker

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 13, 2019

1. Albert von Koelliker Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Hier wohnte
Albert von Koelliker
*6.7.1817 in Zürich †2.11.1905 in Würzburg

1849-1902 Professor
an der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysiologie und
vergleichende Anatomie

Begründer der mikroskopischen Anatomie,
Autor des ersten Handbuchs der Histologie (Gewebelehre)

(English translation:) Here lived Albert von Koelliker (born July 6, 1817 in Zurich, died November 3, 1905 in Wuerzburg). Professor at the Julius-Maximilians University, Wuerzburg, 1849-1902. Chair of Experimental Physiology and Comparative Anatomy. Founder of microscopic anatomy, author of the first handbook of histology.

Erected by Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is July 6, 1817.

Location. 49° 47.841′ N, 9° 56.028′ E. Marker is in Würzburg, Bayern (Bavaria). It is on Theaterstraße, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Theaterstraße 1, Würzburg BY 97070, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

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the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

Central Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rudolf Virchow (here, next to this marker); Site of Former Manor House (a few steps from this marker); Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen (a few steps from this marker); Julius von Sachs (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Albert von Koelliker (within shouting distance of this marker); Franz Oberthür (within shouting distance of this marker); Carl Caspar von Siebold (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Karl Landsteiner (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Würzburg.

Also see . . . Albert von Kölliker (Wikipedia). "Albert von Kölliker (born Rudolf Albert Kölliker; 6 July 1817 – 2 November 1905) was a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, and histologist....At Zurich, and afterwards at Würzburg, the title of the chair which Kölliker held

Albert von Koelliker Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 13, 2019

2. Albert von Koelliker Marker - wide view

The marker is visible here on the corner of the building, just to the left of the marker for Rudolf Virchow.

laid upon him the duty of teaching comparative anatomy. Many of the numerous memoirs which he published, (including the very first paper he wrote) and which appeared in 1841, before he graduated, were on the structure of animals of the most varied kinds. Notable among these were his papers on the Medusae and allied creatures. His activity in this direction led him to make zoological excursions to the Mediterranean Sea and to the coasts of Scotland, as well as to undertake, conjointly with his friend Carl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, the editorship of the Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie, which, founded in 1848, continued under his hands to be one of the most important zoological periodicals.... His hand was one of the first to be x-rayed, by his friend Wilhelm Roentgen." (Submitted on April 9, 2019.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 243 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 9, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.