A list of people notable in the field of

pathology Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in ...

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* John Abercrombie, Scottish physician, neuropathologist and philosopher. *

Maude Abbott Maude Elizabeth Seymour Abbott (March 18, 1868Sources disagree on the date of Abbott's birth. The Canadian Encyclopedia'Maude Abbott Medical Museum and the ' are among the sources that support a birthdate of 18 March 1868. However, articles in the ...

(1869–1940), Canadian pathologist, one of the earliest women graduated in medicine, expert in congenital heart diseases. *

Emile Achard Emil or Emile may refer to: Literature *''Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life *''Emil and the Detective ...

(1860–1944), French internist and pathologist. * A. Bernard Ackerman (1936–2008), American dermatopathologist & dermatologist * Lauren Ackerman (1905–1993), American pathologist and one of the fathers of

Surgical pathology Surgical pathology is the most significant and time-consuming area of practice for most anatomical pathologists. Surgical pathology involves gross and microscopic examination of surgical specimens, as well as biopsies submitted by surgeons and ...

. * Theodor Ackermann (1825–1896), German pathologist. * Albert Wojciech Adamkiewicz (1850–1921), Polish pathologist, (see Artery of Adamkiewicz). * W. Stewart Alexander, contemporary British pathologist (see

Alexander disease Alexander disease is a very rare autosomal dominant leukodystrophy, which are neurological conditions caused by anomalies in the myelin which protects nerve fibers in the brain. The most common type is the infantile form that usually begins durin ...

). * Dame Ingrid Allen, Northern Irish neuropathologist. * Friedrich August von Ammon (1799–1861), German ophthalmologist and pathologist. * Gabriel Andral (1797–1876) French pathologist. * Nikolay Anichkov (1885–1964), Russian pathologist. *

Julius Arnold Julius Arnold (19 August 1835 – 3 February 1915) was a German pathologist born in Zurich. He was the son of anatomist Friedrich Arnold (1803–1890). He studied medicine at the Universities of Heidelberg, Prague, Vienna and Berlin, where he wa ...

(1835–1915), German pathologist. *

Ludwig Aschoff Karl Albert Ludwig Aschoff (10 January 1866 – 24 June 1942) was a German physician and pathologist. He is considered to be one of the most influential pathologists of the early 20th century and is regarded as the most important German patholo ...

(1866–1942), German pathologist, discoverer of the Aschoff body and the

Atrioventricular node The atrioventricular node or AV node electrically connects the heart's atria and ventricles to coordinate beating in the top of the heart; it is part of the electrical conduction system of the heart. The AV node lies at the lower back section of t ...

in the heart. *

Max Askanazy Max Askanazy (24 February 1865, Stallupönen, East Prussia – 23 October 1940, Geneva, Switzerland) was a German-Swiss pathologist. In 1890 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Königsberg, where he worked for several years ...

(1865–1940), German pathologist (see Askanazy cell). * E. Ask-Upmark, 20th-century Swedish pathologist (see Ask-Upmark kidney).

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* Heinrich von Bamberger (1822–1888), Austrian pathologist from Prague. * Paul Clemens von Baumgarten (1848–1928), German pathologist. *

John Bruce Beckwith John Bruce Beckwith (born September 18, 1933) is an American pediatric pathologist known for helping to identify Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, which is partly named after him. He is also known for his role as reference pathologist for the National ...

(born 1933), American pathologist (see

Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome (; abbreviated BWS) is an overgrowth disorder usually present at birth, characterized by an increased risk of childhood cancer and certain congenital features. A minority (97th centile) * Macroglossia * Hemihyperpl ...

). * Franz Best (1878–1920), German pathologist (see

Best's disease Vitelliform macular dystrophy is an irregular autosomal dominant eye disorder which can cause progressive vision loss. This disorder affects the retina, specifically cells in a small area near the center of the retina called the macula. The macul ...

). *

Xavier Bichat Marie François Xavier Bichat (; ; 14 November 1771 – 22 July 1802) was a French anatomist and pathologist, known as the father of modern histology. Although he worked without a microscope, Bichat distinguished 21 types of elementary tissues ...

(1771–1802), French anatomist and physiologist, remembered as father of modern histology and pathology. *

Max Bielschowsky Max Israel Bielschowsky (20 February 1869 – 15 August 1940) was a German neuropathologist born in Breslau. After receiving his medical doctorate from the University of Munich in 1893, he worked with Ludwig Edinger (1855–1918) at the S ...

(1869–1940), German neuropathologist & developer of histochemical stains. *

Edmund Biernacki Edmund Faustyn Biernacki (19 December 1866 in Opoczno – 29 December 1911 in Lwów) was a Polish physician. Biernacki was the first one to note a relationship between the sedimentation rate of red blood cells in a human blood sample and th ...

(1866–1912), Polish pathologist (see Biernacki Reaction). *

Felix Victor Birch-Hirschfeld Felix Victor Birch-Hirschfeld (2 May 1842 – 19 November 1899) was a German pathologist who was a native of Kluvensieck bei Rendsburg. Biography In 1867 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Leipzig, where he studied under ...

(1842–1899), German pathologist. *

Giulio Bizzozero Giulio Bizzozero (; 20 March 1846 – 8 April 1901) was an Italian doctor and medical researcher. He was a pioneer of histology and is credited with the coining of the term platelets and identifying their function in coagulation. Background ...

(1846–1901), Italian doctor and medical researcher. * Otto Bollinger (1843–1909), German pathologist. * Charles-Joseph Bouchard (1837–1915), French pathologist. *

William Boyd William, Willie, Will or Bill Boyd may refer to: Academics * William Alexander Jenyns Boyd (1842–1928), Australian journalist and schoolmaster * William Boyd (educator) (1874–1962), Scottish educator * William Boyd (pathologist) (1885–1979), ...

(1885–1979), Scottish-Canadian physician, pathologist,

academic An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, ...

and author of several 20th-century textbooks on general and surgical pathology. * Erich Franz Eugen Bracht (1882–1969), German pathologist and gynaecologist. * Fritz Brenner (1877–1969), German pathologist (see Brenner tumor). * Alexander Breslow (1928–1980), American pathologist (see

Breslow's depth In medicine, Breslow's depth was used as a prognostic factor in melanoma of the skin. It is a description of how deeply tumor cells have invaded. Currently, the standard Breslow's depth has been replaced by the AJCC depth, in the AJCC staging sys ...

). * Richard Bright (1789–1858), British internist and pathologist (see

Bright's disease Bright's disease is a historical classification of kidney diseases that are described in modern medicine as acute or chronic nephritis. It was characterized by swelling and the presence of albumin in the urine, and was frequently accompanied ...

). * Ludwig von Buhl (1816–1880), German pathologist.

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Santiago Ramón y Cajal Santiago Ramón y Cajal (; 1 May 1852 – 17 October 1934) was a Spanish neuroscientist, pathologist, and histologist specializing in neuroanatomy and the central nervous system. He and Camillo Golgi received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or M ...

(1852–1934), Spanish pathologist and

Nobel laureate The Nobel Prizes ( sv, Nobelpriset, no, Nobelprisen) are awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Swedish Academy, the Karolinska Institutet, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee to individuals and organizations who make o ...

in Physiology or Medicine 1906 *

Francis Camps Francis Edward Camps, FRCP, FRCPath (28 June 1905 – 8 July 1972) was an English pathologist notable for his work on the cases of serial killer John Christie and suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams. Early life and training Camps was b ...

(1905–1972), English forensic pathologist. * Myrtelle Canavan (1879–1953), American physician, medical researcher, one of the first female pathologists (see

Canavan disease Canavan disease, or Canavan-Van Bogaert-Bertrand disease, is a rare and fatal autosomal recessive degenerative disease that causes progressive damage to nerve cells and loss of white matter in the brain. It is one of the most common degenerative ...

). * Karl Friedrich Canstatt (1807–1850), German physician, pathologist and medical author. *

Marie Cassidy Marie Therese Jane Cassidy (born 1955) is a pathologist and academic. From 2004 to 2018 she was State Pathologist of Ireland, the first woman to hold the position. She is Professor of Forensic Medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons of Irela ...

(born 1959), Irish forensic pathologist. *

Benjamin Castleman Benjamin Castleman (May 17, 1906, Everett, Massachusetts – June 29, 1982, Boston, Massachusetts) was an American physician and pathologist best known for describing Castleman's disease (angiofollicular lymphoid hyperplasia), which is named a ...

(1906–1982), American surgical pathologist and eponymist of Castleman's disease. *

Hans Chiari Hans Chiari (4 September 1851 − 6 May 1916) was an Austrian pathologist, who was a native of Vienna. He was the son of gynecologist Johann Baptist Chiari (1817–1854), and brother to rhinolaryngologist Ottokar Chiari (1853–1918). Biograp ...

(1851–1916), Austrian pathologist (see

Arnold–Chiari malformation Chiari malformation (CM) is a structural defect in the cerebellum, characterized by a downward displacement of one or both cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum (the opening at the base of the skull). CMs can cause headaches, difficulty ...

Budd–Chiari syndrome Budd–Chiari syndrome is a very rare condition, affecting one in a million adults. The condition is caused by occlusion of the hepatic veins that drain the liver. It presents with the classical triad of abdominal pain, ascites, and liver enlar ...

). * Jacob Churg (1910–2005), Russian-born American pathologist (see Churg–Strauss syndrome). *

Giuseppe Vincenzo Ciaccio Giuseppe Vincenzo Ciaccio (15 October 1824 in Catanzaro – 15 June 1901 in Bologna) was an Italian anatomist and histologist. His name is associated with accessory lacrimal glands known as " Ciaccio's glands". In 1845, he earned his degree i ...

(1824–1901), Italian anatomist and histologist. *

Julius Friedrich Cohnheim Julius Friedrich Cohnheim (20 July 1839 – 15 August 1884) was a German-Jewish pathologist. Biography Cohnheim was born at Demmin, Pomerania. He studied at the universities of Würzburg, Marburg, Greifswald, and Berlin, receiving his doctoral deg ...

(1839–1884), German pathologist. * Albert Coons (1912–1978), American physician, immunologist, & immunopathologist. *

Astley Cooper Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st Baronet (23 August 176812 February 1841) was a British surgeon and anatomist, who made contributions to otology, vascular surgery, the anatomy and pathology of the mammary glands and testicles, and the pathol ...

(1768–1841), English surgeon, anatomist & pathologist. * Victor André Cornil (1837–1908), French pathologist and histologist. *

Dominic Corrigan Sir Dominic John Corrigan, 1st Baronet (2 December 1802 – 1 February 1880), was an Irish physician, known for his original observations in heart disease. The abnormal "collapsing" pulse of aortic valve insufficiency is named Corrigan's pulse ...

(1802–1880), Irish physician & pathologist (see Corrigan's pulse). * Ramzi Cotran, American pathologist *

William Thomas Councilman William Thomas Councilman (January 1, 1854 in Pikesville, Maryland – May 26, 1933 in York Village, Maine) was an American pathologist. He is remembered for his contribution in a monograph on amoebic dysentery (1891) which described detailed obs ...

(1854–1933), American pathologist (see

Councilman body In pathology, a Councilman body, also known as a Councilman hyaline body or apoptotic body, is an eosinophilic globule of apoptotic hepatocyte cell fragments. Ultimately, the fragments are taken up by macrophages or adjacent parenchymal cells.Ivan ...

). * Jean Cruveilhier (1791–1874), French anatomist and pathologist (see Cruveilhier's sign, Cruveilhier–Baumgarten disease).

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David C. Dahlin David Carl Dahlin, Jr. (September 3, 1917 – September 12, 2003) was a North American physician and pathologist who trained and worked at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota for virtually his entire career in medicine. He was international ...

(1917–2003) American surgical & orthopedic pathologist. *

Jean Baptiste Hippolyte Dance Jean Baptiste Hippolyte Dance (22 February 1797, in Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon – 18 April 1832, Paris) was a French pathologist remembered for Dance's sign. He was the son of a physician, and studied medicine in Paris, gaining his M.D. in 1826. ...

(1797–1832) French pathologist. *

Ferdinand-Jean Darier Ferdinand-Jean Darier (26 April 1856 – 1938) was a French physician, pathologist and dermatologist called the "father of modern dermatology in France". Career Medical Born in Budapest, Hungary to French parents, Darier studied with Louis-Ant ...

(1856–1938), French pathologist and dermatologist. *

James R. Dawson James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguati ...

(1908–1986), American pathologist (see Dawson encephalitis). * Francis Delafield (1841–1915), American physician & pathologist. * Franz Dittrich (1815–1859), Austrian-Bohemian-German pathologist. *

Karl Gottfried Paul Döhle Karl Gottfried Paul Döhle (6 June 1855 – 7 December 1928) was a German pathologist who was a native of Mühlhausen. He was a student at Tübingen, Leipzig, Strassburg and Kiel, where he received his doctorate in 1882. Afterwards he wa ...

(1855–1928), German pathologist & histologist (see

Döhle bodies Döhle bodies are light blue-gray, oval, basophilic, leukocyte inclusions located in the peripheral cytoplasm of neutrophils. They measure 1-3 μm in diameter. Not much is known about their formation, but they are thought to be remnants of the ...

). * William L. Donohue (1906–1985), Canadian pathologist (see

Donohue syndrome Donohue syndrome (also known as leprechaunism) is an extremely rare and severe genetic disorder. ''Leprechaunism'' derives its name from the hallmark elvish features (small stature, bulging eyes, thick lips, and upturned nostrils) exhibited by the ...

). * Georges Dreyer (1873–1934), Danish pathologist, professor of pathology at

Oxford University Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...

. * I. N. Dubin (born 1913), American pathologist (see Dubin–Johnson syndrome). *

Cuthbert Dukes Cuthbert Esquire Dukes OBE (24 July 1890 – 3 February 1977) was an English physician, pathologist and author, for whom the Dukes classification for colorectal cancer is named. Career Dukes was educated at Caterham School. He graduated with a ...

(1890–1977), English physician and pathologist for whom the

Dukes classification Colon cancer staging is an estimate of the amount of penetration of a particular cancer. It is performed for diagnostic and research purposes, and to determine the best method of treatment. The systems for staging colorectal cancers depend on the ex ...

for colorectal cancer is named. * Guillaume Dupuytren (1777–1835), French military surgeon & surgical pathologist.

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Karl Joseph Eberth Karl Joseph Eberth (21 September 1835 – 2 December 1926) was a German pathologist and bacteriologist who was a native of Würzburg. Biography In 1859 he earned his doctorate at the University of Würzburg, and became an assistant to anatomis ...

(1835–1926), German pathologist and bacteriologist. * William E. Ehrich (1900–1967), German-American pathologist, professor of pathology at Philadelphia General Hospital and the Graduate School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania. *

Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich (; 14 March 1854 – 20 August 1915) was a Nobel Prize-winning German physician and scientist who worked in the fields of hematology, immunology, and antimicrobial chemotherapy. Among his foremost achievements were finding a cure ...

(1854–1915), German physician, researcher and pathologist,

, one of the founders of immunology & laboratory medicine. * Jakob Erdheim (1874–1937), Austrian pathologist (see

Erdheim–Chester disease Erdheim–Chester disease (ECD) is an extremely rare disease characterized by the abnormal multiplication of a specific type of white blood cells called histiocytes, or tissue macrophages (technically, this disease is termed a non- Langerhans ...

). * James Ewing (1866–1943), American surgical pathologist, first professor of pathology at

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...

, eponymist of

Ewing's sarcoma Ewing sarcoma is a type of cancer that forms in bone or soft tissue. Symptoms may include swelling and pain at the site of the tumor, fever, and a bone fracture. The most common areas where it begins are the legs, pelvis, and chest wall. In about ...

, one of the founders of AACR.

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* Robert (Robin) Sanno Fåhræus (1888–1968), Swedish pathologist (see Fåhræus effect and Fåhræus–Lindqvist effect). *

Sidney Farber Sidney Farber (September 30, 1903 – March 30, 1973) was an American pediatric pathologist. He is regarded as the father of modern chemotherapy for his work using folic acid antagonists to combat leukemia, which led to the development of other c ...

(1903–1973), American pediatric pathologist, regarded as the father of modern

chemotherapy Chemotherapy (often abbreviated to chemo and sometimes CTX or CTx) is a type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) as part of a standardized chemotherapy regimen. Chemother ...

, and after whom the

Dana–Farber Cancer Institute Dana–Farber Cancer Institute is a comprehensive cancer treatment and research institution in Boston, Massachusetts. Dana–Farber is the founding member of Dana–Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Harvard's Comprehensive Cancer Center designated ...

is named. *

Martin J. Fettman Martin Joseph Fettman (B.S., D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D., Diplomate, ACVP) is an American pathologist and researcher who flew on NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-58 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia as a Payload Specialist. Personal data Born Decembe ...

(born 1956), American veterinarian, veterinary pathologist, and astronaut * Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger (1867–1928), Danish physician & pathologist,

in Physiology or Medicine 1926. *

Paul Flechsig Paul Emil Flechsig (29 June 1847, Zwickau, Kingdom of Saxony – 22 July 1929, Leipzig) was a German neuroanatomist, psychiatrist and neuropathologist. He is mainly remembered today for his research of myelinogenesis. Biography Born in Zwickau, he ...

(1847–1929), German neuroanatomist, psychiatrist and neuropathologist. *

Christopher D. M. Fletcher Christopher D. M. Fletcher (born March 13, 1958) is a British pathologist who has written more than 500 peer reviewed articles and was a chairman of the World Health Organization's Working Group on the Pathology and Genetics of Tumours of Soft ...

, Anglo-American pathologist *

Friedrich Theodor von Frerichs Friedrich Theodor von Frerichs (24 March 1819 – 14 March 1885) was a German pathologist born in Aurich. After earning his medical degree from the University of Göttingen in 1841, he returned to Aurich, where he spent several years working a ...

(1819–1885), German pathologist. *

Nikolaus Friedreich Nikolaus Friedreich (1 July 1825 in Würzburg – 6 July 1882 in Heidelberg) was a German pathologist and neurologist, and a third generation physician in the Friedreich family. His father was psychiatrist Johann Baptist Friedreich (1796–1862) ...

(1825–1882), German pathologist and neurologist. * August von Froriep (1849–1917), German anatomist. * Robert Froriep (1804–1861), German anatomist and medical publisher.

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Carl Jakob Adolf Christian Gerhardt Carl Jakob Adolf Christian Gerhardt (there are several variations regarding the arrangement of his 3 middle names; 5 May 1833 – 22 July 1902) was a German internist born in Speyer. Biography He studied medicine at the University of Wür ...

(1833–1902), German pathologist * Joseph von Gerlach (1820–1896), German professor of anatomy, pioneer of histological staining and

micrography Micrography (from Greek, literally small-writing – "Μικρογραφία"), also called microcalligraphy, is a Jewish form of calligrams developed in the 9th century, with parallels in Christianity and Islam,Gustav Giemsa (1867–1948), German physician, pathologist, & histochemist (see Giemsa stain) * Anthony Gill (born 1972), Australian pathologist and medical researcher *

Camillo Golgi Camillo Golgi (; 7 July 184321 January 1926) was an Italian biologist and pathologist known for his works on the central nervous system. He studied medicine at the University of Pavia (where he later spent most of his professional career) betwe ...

(1843–1926), Italian neuropathologist &

in Physiology or Medicine, 1906 *

Ernest Goodpasture Ernest William Goodpasture (October 17, 1886 – September 20, 1960) was an American pathologist and physician. Goodpasture advanced the scientific understanding of the pathogenesis of infectious diseases, parasitism, and a variety of ricketts ...

(1886–1960), American pathologist, eponymist of

Goodpasture's syndrome Goodpasture syndrome (GPS), also known as anti–glomerular basement membrane disease, is a rare autoimmune disease in which antibodies attack the basement membrane in lungs and kidneys, leading to bleeding from the lungs, glomerulonephritis, ...

Austin Gresham Geoffrey Austin Gresham (1 November 1924–24 July 2009) was a British pathologist and writer of ''A Colour Atlas of Forensic Pathology'', a seminal book on the subject. He was educated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and King's Coll ...

(1925–2009), English forensic pathologist

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Hakaru Hashimoto was a Japanese doctor and medical scientist of the Meiji and Taishō periods. He is best known for publishing the first description of the disease that was later named Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Biography Hashimoto was born on 5 May 1881, in th ...

(1881–1934), Japanese medical scientist. *

Ludvig Hektoen Ludvig Hektoen (July 2, 1863 – July 5, 1951) was an American pathologist known for his work in the fields of pathology, microbiology and immunology. Hektoen was appointed to the National Academy of Sciences in 1918, and served as president of ...

(1863–1951), American researcher on pathology of infectious diseases. *

Arnold Ludwig Gotthilf Heller Arnold Ludwig Gotthilf Heller (1 May 1840 – 1913) was a German anatomist and pathologist who was a native of Kleinheubach am Main, Bavaria. He studied medicine at the Universities of Erlangen, Berlin and Leipzig, and as a student had as inst ...

(1840–1913), German anatomist and pathologist. *

Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle (; 9 July 1809 – 13 May 1885) was a German physician, pathologist, and anatomist. He is credited with the discovery of the loop of Henle in the kidney. His essay, "On Miasma and Contagia," was an early argument for ...

(1809–1885), German physician, pathologist and anatomist. * Richard L. Heschl (1824–1881), Austrian anatomist & pathologist. *

Thomas Hodgkin Thomas Hodgkin RMS (17 August 1798 – 5 April 1866) was a British physician, considered one of the most prominent pathologists of his time and a pioneer in preventive medicine. He is now best known for the first account of Hodgkin's disease, ...

(1798–1866), English physician & pathologist; eponymist of

Hodgkin's disease Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a type of lymphoma, in which cancer originates from a specific type of white blood cell called lymphocytes, where multinucleated Reed–Sternberg cells (RS cells) are present in the patient's lymph nodes. The condition ...

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Friedrich Albin Hoffmann Friedrich Albin Hoffmann (13 November 1843, Ruhrort – 13 November 1924, Leipzig) was a German internist. He studied medicine in Würzburg, Tübingen and Berlin, and after graduation (1868), he became an assistant to Friedrich Theodor von ...

(1843–1924), German internist and pathologist. * Jason Hornick, American pathologist and researcher * Karl Hürthle (1860–1945), German physiologist and histologist. * Helen Hart (1900–1971), American plant pathologist

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Elaine Jaffe Elaine Sarkin Jaffe (born in August 1943) is a senior National Cancer Institute (NCI) investigator at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) most well known for her contribution to hematopathology. She completed her medical education at Cornell ...

, American pathologist, expert in research, diagnostics and classification of lymphomas, particularly

follicular lymphoma Follicular lymphoma (FL) is a cancer that involves certain types of white blood cells known as lymphocytes. The cancer originates from the uncontrolled division of specific types of B-cells known as centrocytes and centroblasts. These cells norma ...

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Fujiro Katsurada was a Japanese parasitologist who discovered a parasite called ''Schistosoma japonicum''. Biography He was born in 1867 to the home of a samurai in Kaga, Ishikawa, and his childhood name was Kohkichi Shoda (庄田豊哉?? ''Shōda ??''). ...

(1867–1946), Japanese pathologist. *

Eduard Kaufmann Eduard Kaufmann (24 March 1860, Bonn – 15 December 1931, Göttingen) was a German physician. The disease Abderhalden–Kaufmann–Lignac syndrome is named for him. Career Kaufmann studied in Bonn and Berlin, and earned his doctorate from ...

(1860–1931), German pathologist. *

Ernest Kennaway Sir Ernest Laurence Kennaway FRS (23 May 1881 – 1 January 1958) was a British pathologist and Royal Medal winner. He first became interested in natural life when, due to a childhood illness, he was encouraged to spend time outdoors. He was tra ...

(1881–1958), English clinical chemist and researcher on carcinogenesis. *

Jack Kevorkian Murad Jacob "Jack" Kevorkian (May 26, 1928 – June 3, 2011) was an American pathologist and euthanasia proponent. He publicly championed a terminal patient's right to die by physician-assisted suicide, embodied in his quote, "Dying is n ...

(1928–2011), American pathologist, controversial advocate of euthanasia. * Theodor Albrecht Edwin Klebs (1834–1913), German-Swiss pathologist. *

Julius von Kossa The gens Julia (''gēns Iūlia'', ) was one of the most prominent patrician families in ancient Rome. Members of the gens attained the highest dignities of the state in the earliest times of the Republic. The first of the family to obtain the ...

19th-century Austro-Hungarian pathologist (see Von Kossa stain). * Leiv Kreyberg (1896–1984), Norwegian war hero, humanitarian and pathologist known for typology of lung cancer. * Hans Kundrat (1845–1893), Austrian pathologist. * Kathleen Coard (born 1952), Grenadian pathologist.

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* Paul Eston Lacy (1924–2005), former chairperson of pathology at Washington University and diabetes researcher. * Paul Langerhans (1847–1888), German pathologist, physiologist and biologist. *

William Boog Leishman Lieutenant-General Sir William Boog Leishman, (, 6 November 1865 – 2 June 1926) was a Scottish pathologist and British Army medical officer. He was Director-General of Army Medical Services from 1923 to 1926. Biography Leishman was born in ...

(1865–1926), English authority on the pathology of human parasitic diseases (see

leishmaniasis Leishmaniasis is a wide array of clinical manifestations caused by parasites of the trypanosome genus '' Leishmania''. It is generally spread through the bite of phlebotomine sandflies, ''Phlebotomus'' and ''Lutzomyia'', and occurs most freq ...

) *

George Lignac George Otto Emil Lignac (30 August 1891 – 5 September 1954) was a Dutch pathologist-anatomist. Lignac was born in Passoeroean, Java, Dutch East Indies, where his father worked as a civil servant. He studied medicine at Leiden and then returned ...

(1891–1954), Dutch pathologist-anatomist. *

Henrique da Rocha Lima Henrique da Rocha Lima (24 November 1879 – 12 April 1956) was a Brazilian physician, pathologist and infectologist born in Rio de Janeiro. With his friend, Stanislaus von Prowazek, he described what would later be known as ''Rickettsia prowaz ...

(1879–1956), Brazilian physician, pathologist and infectologist *

James Linder James Linder (born 1954) is an American author, academic and businessperson, as well as an authority on university research commercialization. He serves as chief executive officer (CEO) of Nebraska Medicine, and most recently was president of the ...

(born 1954), American cytopathologist and technological developer *

Leo Loeb Leo Loeb (September 21, 1869 – December 28, 1959), was a German-American physician, educator, and experimental pathologist. Early life Loeb, son of a Jewish family from the German Eifel region, was born in 1869 in Mayen, Prussia. He was orphaned ...

(1869–1959), American pathologist and early cancer researcher.

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* Frank Burr Mallory (1862–1941), American surgical pathologist & histochemist (see Mallory bodies) *

Rod Markin Rodney Smith Markin (born 1956), is an American pathologist and authority in the field of laboratory automation. In 1993, he designed and created one of the world's first automated clinical laboratory specimen, device and analyzer management syste ...

(born 1956) American pioneer in laboratory automation. * Alexander A. Maximow (1874–1928), Russian-American scientist, histologist and embryologist. *

John McCrae Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae (November 30, 1872 – January 28, 1918) was a Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during World War I, and a surgeon during the Second Battle of Ypres, in Belgium. He is best known for writing the ...

(1872–1918), Canadian pathologist, physician, soldier and poet, author of n Flanders Fields *

Frances Gertrude McGill Frances Gertrude McGill (November 18, 1882 – January 21, 1959) was a Canadian forensic pathologist, criminologist, bacteriologist, allergologist and allergist. Nicknamed "the Sherlock Holmes of Saskatchewan" for her deductive skills and publ ...

(1882–1959), pioneering Canadian pathologist and criminologist *

Tracey McNamara Tracy, Tracey, or Tracie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tracy (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname, also encompassing spelling variations Places United States * Tracy, C ...

, veterinary pathologist at the

Bronx Zoo The Bronx Zoo (also historically the Bronx Zoological Park and the Bronx Zoological Gardens) is a zoo within Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York. It is one of the largest zoos in the United States by area and is the largest metropolitan zoo in ...

who played a pivotal role in identifying the first outbreak of

West Nile Virus West Nile virus (WNV) is a single-stranded RNA virus that causes West Nile fever. It is a member of the family '' Flaviviridae'', from the genus '' Flavivirus'', which also contains the Zika virus, dengue virus, and yellow fever virus. The v ...

in the United States *

Giovanni Battista Morgagni Giovanni Battista Morgagni (25 February 1682 – 6 December 1771) was an Italian anatomist, generally regarded as the father of modern anatomical pathology, who taught thousands of medical students from many countries during his 56 years as Prof ...

(1682–1771), Italian pathologist, considered the father of modern

Anatomical Pathology Anatomical pathology (''Commonwealth'') or Anatomic pathology (''U.S.'') is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the macroscopic, microscopic, biochemical, immunologic and molecular examination ...

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Heijiro Nakayama was a Japanese pathologist and archaeologist living in Fukuoka. Life Heijiro Nakayama was born in 1871 in Kyoto City to a family of physicians. In 1874, he moved to Tokyo. During secondary school days, he was interested in archaeology and fo ...

(1871–1956), Japanese pathologist. *

Bernhard Naunyn Bernhard Naunyn (2 September 1839 – 26 July 1925) was German pathologist born in Berlin. Biography After receiving his degree at the University of Berlin in 1863, he became an assistant to pathologist Friedrich Theodor von Frerichs (1819–1 ...

(1839–1925), German pathologist. *

Franz Ernst Christian Neumann Franz Ernst Christian Neumann (30 January 1834 – 6 March 1918) was a German pathologist who was a native of Königsberg. His common name was Ernst Christian Neumann (without Franz at the beginning). Life He was the son of physicist Franz Ernst ...

(1834–1918), German pathologist. *

Thomas Noguchi is the former Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner for the County of Los Angeles. Popularly known as the "coroner to the stars", Noguchi determined the cause of death in many high-profile cases in Hollywood during the 1960s and 1970s. He performed a ...

(born 1927), Japanese American forensic pathologist & medical examiner.

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* Shuji Ogino (born 1968), Japanese pathologist,

epidemiologist Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population. It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evid ...

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of highe ...

professor, and pioneer in molecular pathological epidemiology. * Eugene Lindsay Opie (1873–1971), American pathologist and researcher on tuberculosis. *

Johannes Orth Johannes Orth (14 January 1847 – 13 January 1923 in Berlin) was a German pathologist born in Wallmerod. He studied medicine at the universities of Heidelberg, Würzburg and Bonn, receiving his habilitation in 1872 while an assistant to Edua ...

(1847–1923), German pathologist. *

William Osler Sir William Osler, 1st Baronet, (; July 12, 1849 – December 29, 1919) was a Canadian physician and one of the "Big Four" founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Osler created the first residency program for specialty training of phys ...

(1849–1919), Canadian physician and pathologist, founder professor at

Johns Hopkins Hospital The Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) is the teaching hospital and biomedical research facility of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, located in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. It was founded in 1889 using money from a bequest of over $7 million (1873 ...

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* Richard Paltauf (1858–1924), Austrian pathologist and bacteriologist. * George Nicolas Papanicolaou (1883–1962), Greek-American cytopathologist & developer of the Papanicolaou cervical smear (see

Pap smear The Papanicolaou test (abbreviated as Pap test, also known as Pap smear (AE), cervical smear (BE), cervical screening (BE), or smear test (BE)) is a method of cervical screening used to detect potentially precancerous and cancerous processes in t ...

) *

Artur Pappenheim Artur Pappenheim (13 December 1870 in Berlin – 31 December 1916) was a German physician and hematologist, remembered for his pioneer efforts in stem cell research. Biography Of Jewish origins, initially he studied mathematics and philosophy, ...

(1870–1916), German physician, developer of histochemical stains. * Lukáš Plank (born 1951), Slovak pathologist specializing in oncopathology and hematopathology. * Emil Ponfick (1844–1913), German pathologist.

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Louis-Antoine Ranvier Louis-Antoine Ranvier (2 October 1835 – 22 March 1922) was a French physician, pathologist, anatomist and histologist, who discovered the nodes of Ranvier, regularly spaced discontinuities of the myelin sheath, occurring at varying intervals ...

(1835–1922), French physician, pathologist, anatomist and histologist, discoverer of

nodes of Ranvier In neuroscience and anatomy, nodes of Ranvier ( ), also known as myelin-sheath gaps, occur along a myelinated axon where the axolemma is exposed to the extracellular space. Nodes of Ranvier are uninsulated and highly enriched in ion channels, al ...

. * Ronald Rapini (1948–present), US dermatopathologist. discoverer of sclerotic fibroma. * Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen (1833–1910), German pathologist. *

Benno Reinhardt Benno Ernst Heinrich Reinhardt (14 May 1819 – 11 March 1852) was a German physician who worked as prosector at Charité hospital in Berlin. He is known for his contributions to pathology, especially as co-founder of the journal ''Virchows Archi ...

(1819–1852), German physician, specialized in the field of pathological anatomy. * Donald Rix (1931–2009), founder of a Canadian commercial pathology laboratory * Carl von Rokitansky (1804–1878), Bohemian autopsy pathologist * Juan Rosai (1940-2020), Italian-American surgical pathologist, discoverer of Rosai-Dorfman disease and the

desmoplastic small round cell tumor Desmoplastic small-round-cell tumor (DSRCT) is an aggressive and rare cancer that primarily occurs as masses in the abdomen. Other areas affected may include the lymph nodes, the lining of the abdomen, diaphragm, spleen, liver, chest wall, skull ...

. *

Gustave Roussy Gustave Roussy (24 November 1874 – 30 September 1948) was a Swiss-French neuropathologist born in Vevey, Switzerland. Career As a hospital interne in Paris, Roussy worked under neurologists Pierre Marie and Joseph Jules Dejerine. In 1907 h ...

(1874–1948), Swiss-French neuropathologist.

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* Christian Georg Schmorl (1861–1932), German pathologist. *

Richard Scolyer Richard Anthony Scolyer is an Australian pathologist. He is a senior staff specialist in tissue pathology and diagnostic oncology at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, co-medical director at the Melanoma Institute Australia, and Cojoint professor at ...

, Australian pathologist * Johann Lukas Schönlein (1793–1864), German naturalist, and pathologist. *

Charles Scott Sherrington Sir Charles Scott Sherrington (27 November 1857 – 4 March 1952) was an eminent English neurophysiologist. His experimental research established many aspects of contemporary neuroscience, including the concept of the spinal reflex as a system ...

(1857–1952), English neuropathologist &

in Physiology or Medicine 1932 *

Richard Shope Richard Edwin Shope (December 25, 1901 – October 2, 1966) was an American virologist who, together with his mentor Paul A. Lewis at the Rockefeller Institute, identified influenzavirus A in pigs in 1931. Using Shope's technique, Smith, An ...

(1901–1966), American virologist and pathologist. * Keith Simpson (1907–1985), English forensic pathologist. * Lee J. Slavutin (born 1951), Australian pathologist. * Maud Slye (1879–1954), American experimental pathologist. * Theobald Smith (1859–1934), American pioneering epidemiologist and pathologist. * Kim Solez (born 1946), American pathologist, father of the Banff Classification of Transplantation Pathology. *

Sir Bernard Spilsbury Sir Bernard Henry Spilsbury (16 May 1877 – 17 December 1947) was a British pathologist. His cases include Hawley Crippen, the Seddon case, the Major Armstrong poisoning, the "Brides in the Bath" murders by George Joseph Smith, the Crumbles ...

(1877–1947), British pathologist. *

Sophie Spitz Sophie Spitz (4 February 1910 – 11 August 1956) was an American pathologist who published the first case series of "juvenile melanoma," (a special form of benign melanocytic nevi), skin lesions that have come to be known as Spitz nevi.Crotty, ...

(1910–1956), American surgical pathologist, eponymist of

Spitz nevus A Spitz nevus is a benign skin lesion. A type of melanocytic nevus, it affects the epidermis and dermis.LeBoit, PE, Burg G, Weedon D, Sarasin A. (Eds) World Health Organization Classification of Tumours: Pathology and Genetics of Skin Tumours. Lyo ...

Edward Stafne Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...

(born 1894, date of death unknown), American oral pathologist (see Stafne defect). * Allen Starry (1890–1973), American pathologist (see Warthin–Starry stain). *

Javier Arias Stella Javier Arias Stella (August 2, 1924 – February 25, 2020) was a Peruvian pathologist, politician, diplomat, academic, and lecturer who variously served as Minister of Public Health of Peru (1963-1965, 1967-1968), Minister of Foreign Relations of ...

(1924–2020), Peruvian pathologist, describer of the Arias Stella reaction in the endometrium. * Stephen Sternberg (1920–2021), American pathologist, founding Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Surgical Pathology and editor of several 20th-century pathology textbooks. * Arthur Purdy Stout (1885–1967). American surgeon and pathologist, & one of the fathers of modern

. *

Lotte Strauss Lotte Strauss (15 April 1913 – 4 July 1985) was a German-American pathologist. She was born in Nuremberg, Germany. Strauss, alongside Jacob Churg, attributed her name to Churg–Strauss syndrome, which is now known as eosinophilic granulomat ...

(1913–1985), American pathologist (see Churg–Strauss syndrome).

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Sunao Tawara was a Japanese pathologist known for the discovery of the atrioventricular node. Tawara was born in Ōita Prefecture and studied at the Medical School, Imperial University of Tokyo in Tokyo, graduating in 1901 and receiving his Doctorate of ...

(1873–1952), Japanese pathologist, discoverer of the

. * Donald Teare (1911–1979), British pathologist. * Jacques-René Tenon (1724–1816), French surgeon and pathologist. * Ludwig Traube (1818–1876), German physician, co-founder of the experimental pathology in Germany. * Václav Treitz (1819–1872), Czech pathologist. *

Charles Emile Troisier Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was " ...

(1844–1919), French doctor.

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* Johann Paul Uhle (1827–1861), German physician and pathologist. *

Paul Gerson Unna Paul Gerson Unna, (September 8, 1850, Hamburg – January 29, 1929, Hamburg) was a German physician specialized in dermatology and one of the pioneers in dermatopathology. Biography Paul Unna was the son of Moritz Adolph Unna, a physician from H ...

(1850–1929), one of the founders of dermatopathology.

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* José Verocay (1876–1927), Czechoslovakian pathologist (see Verocay body). *

Rudolf Virchow Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow (; or ; 13 October 18215 September 1902) was a German physician, anthropologist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist, writer, editor, and politician. He is known as "the father of modern pathology" and as the founder ...

(1821–1902), German physician, politician, & the father of "cellular" pathology. * Adolf Vossius (1855–1925), German pathologist (see Vossius ring).

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Erik Waaler Erik Waaler (22 February 1903 – 3 March 1997) was a Norwegian professor of medicine. He was born in Hamar as a son of physician Per Waaler (1866–1923) and musician Fredrikke Waaler, Fredrikke Amalie Holtemann Rynning (1865–1952). He was a b ...

(1903–1997), Norwegian professor of medicine. *

Hermann Julius Gustav Wächter Hermann Julius Gustav Wächter (1878 – c. 1944) was a German physician remembered for describing Bracht-Wachter bodies in infective endocarditis. Death During World War II, Wächter was enlisted by the German Army to cure and alleviate de ...

(born 1878, date of death unknown), German physician (see Bracht-Wachter bodies). * Ernst Leberecht Wagner (1829–1888), German pathologist. * Heinrich von Waldeyer-Hartz (1836–1921), German anatomist. *

Robin Warren John Robin Warren (born 11 June 1937, in Adelaide) is an Australian pathologist, Nobel Laureate and researcher who is credited with the 1979 re-discovery of the bacterium '' Helicobacter pylori'', together with Barry Marshall. The duo proved ...

(born 1937), Australian gastrointestinal pathologist &

in Physiology or Medicine, 2005. *

Aldred Scott Warthin Aldred Scott Warthin (October 21, 1866 − May 23, 1931) was an American pathologist whose research laid the foundation for understanding the heritability of certain cancers. He has been described as "the father of cancer genetics." Early life a ...

(1866–1931), American pathologist (see Warthin–Starry stain). *

David Weatherall Sir David John Weatherall, (9 March 1933 – 8 December 2018) was a British physician and researcher in molecular genetics, haematology, pathology and clinical medicine. Early life and education David Weatherall was born in Liverpool.Geoff Wa ...

(1933–2013), British physician and researcher * Friedrich Wegener (1907–1990), German pathologist (see

granulomatosis with polyangiitis Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), previously known as Wegener's granulomatosis (WG), is a rare long-term systemic disorder that involves the formation of granulomas and inflammation of blood vessels (vasculitis). It is a form of vasculitis ...

). * Anton Weichselbaum (1845–1920), Austrian pathologist and bacteriologist. *

Carl Weigert Karl Weigert, Carl Weigert (19 March 1845 in Münsterberg in Silesia – 5 August 1904 in Frankfurt am Main) was a German Jewish pathologist. His nephew was Fritz Weigert and his cousin was Paul Ehrlich. He received his education at the un ...

(1845–1904), developer of histochemical stains. * Adolf Weil (1848–1916), German physician and pathologist (see Weil's disease). * Ronald S. Weinstein (1938–2021), American pathologist, inventor, educator (see

Telepathology Telepathology is the practice of pathology at a distance. It uses telecommunications technology to facilitate the transfer of image-rich pathology data between distant locations for the purposes of diagnosis, education, and research. Performance o ...

). *

Sharon Weiss Sharon Ann Whelan Weiss is an American pathologist who is best known for her contribution to the subspecialty of soft tissue pathology. She is the main author of ''Soft Tissue Tumors'', one of the most widely used textbooks in the field of sarc ...

(born 1945), American surgical pathologist, expert on soft tissue pathology (see

Sarcoma A sarcoma is a malignant tumor, a type of cancer that arises from transformed cells of mesenchymal (connective tissue) origin. Connective tissue is a broad term that includes bone, cartilage, fat, vascular, or hematopoietic tissues, and sarcom ...

). *

William Henry Welch William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Eng ...

(1850–1934), American physician, pathologist, bacteriologist, medical school administrator, founder professor at

. *

Max Westenhöfer Max Westenhöfer (February 9, 1871 – September 25, 1957) was a German pathologist and biologist who contributed to the development of the anatomic pathology and the reform of public health in Chile. Education Maximilian Joseph Johann Westenhö ...

, (1871–1957), German pathologist, disciple of

, author of the

aquatic ape hypothesis The aquatic ape hypothesis (AAH), also referred to as aquatic ape theory (AAT) or the waterside hypothesis of human evolution, postulates that the ancestors of modern humans took a divergent evolutionary pathway from the other great apes by becom ...

and influential on the development of pathology and social medicine in

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

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George Whipple George Hoyt Whipple (August 28, 1878 – February 1, 1976) was an American physician, pathologist, biomedical researcher, and medical school educator and administrator. Whipple shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1934 with George ...

(1878–1976), American physician, pathologist, biomedical researcher, and medical school educator and administrator,

in Physiology or Medicine, 1934. *

James Homer Wright James Homer Wright (April 8, 1869 – January 3, 1928) was an early and influential American pathologist, who was chief of pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1896 to 1926. Wright was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1915, he j ...

(1869–1928), surgical pathologist and developer of histochemical stains (see

Wright stain Wright's stain is a hematologic stain that facilitates the differentiation of blood cell types. It is classically a mixture of eosin (red) and methylene blue dyes. It is used primarily to stain peripheral blood smears, urine samples, and bone marr ...

). * Guy Alfred Wyon (1883–1924), English pathologist, one of the team which resolved the issue of potentially-fatal

TNT Trinitrotoluene (), more commonly known as TNT, more specifically 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, and by its preferred IUPAC name 2-methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO2)3CH3. TNT is occasionally used as a reagen ...

poisoning in

shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell (structure), a thin structure ** Concrete shell, a thin shell of concrete, usually with no interior columns or exterior buttresses ** Thin-shell structure Science Biology * Seashell, a hard o ...

factories during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

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* Yamagiwa Katsusaburō (1863–1930) Japanese pathologist, developed the concept of chemical carcinogenesis.

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Friedrich Wilhelm Zahn Friedrich Wilhelm Zahn (14 February 1845 – 1904) was a German-Swiss pathologist born in Germersheim. His eponyms include Zahn infarct and lines of Zahn. Life Zahn studied medicine at the University of Strasbourg under Friedrich Daniel von Reck ...

(1845–1904), German pathologist. *

Friedrich Albert von Zenker Friedrich Albert von Zenker (13 March 1825 – 13 June 1898) was a German pathologist and physician, celebrated for his discovery of trichinosis. He was born in Dresden, and was educated in Leipzig and Heidelberg. While in Leipzig, he worked for ...

(1825–1898), German pathologist and physician. *

Hugo Wilhelm von Ziemssen Hugo (Wilhelm) von Ziemssen (13 December 1829 – 21 January 1902) was a German physician, born in Greifswald. He studied medicine at the universities of Greifswald, Berlin, and Würzburg. In 1863 he was called to the University of Erlangen ...

(1829–1902), German pathologist and physician.

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