Rudolf Virchow and Cellular Pathology, from "The History of Medicine" / Robert Thom
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Record Details
- 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 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- 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.
- Secondary Keywords
- disciplines
- health sciences
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people in health and medicine
- people in science-related occupations
- science and related disciplines
- scientists and people in science-related occupations
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- UMHS.28
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-umhs.28/umhs.28.jpg
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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 April 28, 2024.