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German pathologist who recognized that all cells come from cells by binary fission and who emphasized cellular abnormalities in disease (1821-1902)
Source: WordNetA more complete description was given by pathologist Rudolf Virchow in 1845. Source: Internet
Hopwood, "Pictures of Evolution and Charges of Fraud", p. 282 Early opponents: Ludwig Rutimeyer, Theodor Bischoff and Rudolf Virchow The first suggestion of fakery against Haeckel was made in late 1868 by Ludwig Rutimeyer in the Archiv für Anthropogenie. Source: Internet
In the latter 19th century French physical anthropologists, led by Paul Broca (1824–1880), focused on craniometry while the German tradition, led by Rudolf Virchow (1821–1902), emphasized the influence of environment and disease upon the human body. Source: Internet