Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff explained

Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff (28 October 1807 in Hannover – 5 December 1882 in Munich) was a German physician and biologist.

Biography

He lectured on pathological anatomy at Heidelberg (1835-1843) and held professorships in anatomy and physiology at Giessen (1843-1855) and Munich, where he was appointed to the chair of anatomy and physiology in 1854. In 1843, Theodor von Bischoff was elected as member of the German Academy of Sciences.^[1]

His most important contributions were made in embryology with a series of four exhaustive memoirs on the development of the mammalian ovum; published in 1842 (rabbit), 1845 (dog), 1852 (guinea pig), and 1854 (roe deer).^[2] His studies concerning animal metabolism by measuring urea were less successful, as was his research on the anatomy of skull and brain.

He was elected a foreign member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1878.^[3]

Selected works

• Beiträge zur Lehre von den Eyhüllen des menschlichen Fötus, 1834  - Contributions to the study of the human fetus.
• Entwickelungsgeschichte der Säugethiere und des Menschen, 1842  - Developmental history of mammals and man.
• Entwicklungsgeschichte des kaninchen-eies, 1842  - Developmental history of the rabbit ovum.
• Entwicklungsgeschichte des hunde-eies, 1845  - Developmental history of the dog ovum.
• Entwicklungsgeschichte des meerschweinchens, 1852  - Developmental history of the guinea pig.
• Entwicklungsgeschichte des Rehes, 1854  - Developmental history of the roe deer.
• Die Grosshirnwindungen des Menschen : mit Berücksichtigung ihrer Entwicklung bei dem Fötus und ihrer Anordnung bei den Affen, 1868  - The cerebral convolutions of man.
• Das Studium und die Ausübung der Medicin durch Frauen, 1872  - The study and practice of medicine by women.^[4]

References

• Hans Adolf Eduard . Driesch . Embryology . 9 . 326.
• Bischoff, Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm.
• Bischoff, Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von (seit 1870) at Deutsche Biographie.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mitglieder. Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina.
2. , 2nd ¶ from end of page.
3. Web site: T.L.W. von Bischoff (1807 - 1882) . Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences . 22 May 2016.
4. http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n87-141161/ Most widely held works by Th. Ludw. Wilh Bischoff