Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle

Physician, Deceased Person

1809 – 1885

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Who was Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle?

Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle 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 the germ theory of disease. He was an important figure in the development of modern medicine.

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Born
Jul 9, 1809
Fürth
Religion
  • Judaism
Ethnicity
  • Germans
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Education
  • University of Bonn
  • Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg
Lived in
  • Fürth
Died
May 13, 1885
Göttingen

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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