Rudolf Virchow and Cellular Pathology, from "The History of Medicine" / Robert Thom

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Accession Number
UMHS.28
Title
Rudolf Virchow and Cellular Pathology, from "The History of Medicine"
Artist
Robert Thom
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
1915-1979
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Object Creation Date
circa 1952
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
Michigan (state)
Creation Place 2
United States (nation)
Creation Place 3
Michigan (state)
Dimensions
124.46 cm x 100.97 cm (49 in. x 39 3/4 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Physical Description
Just past his thirty-fourth year, in 1855, Dr. Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902) while professor at Wurzburg University, Germany, propounded his theory of cellular pathology. Lecturing and demonstrating at this specially made desk in the Wurzburg Krankenhaus, the slight, short, fiery professor used microscopes to convince students that cells were reproduced from other cells, and that diseease results from disturbance of cells by injury or irritants. Later, in Berlin, Virchow continued to lead international medical thought, and to teach, to engage in research, to write, to edit, to explore new fields, and to serve his community politically, until his death in 1902. The "little doctor" was a medical giant.
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UMHS.28
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"Rudolf Virchow and Cellular Pathology, from "The History of Medicine"; Robert Thom." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-umhs.28/umhs.28.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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