Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz

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1836 – 1921

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Who was Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz?

Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz was a German anatomist, famous for consolidating the neuron theory of organization of the nervous system and for naming the chromosome. He is also remembered in two macroanatomical structures of the human body which were named after him: Waldeyer's tonsillar ring and Waldeyer's glands.

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Born
Oct 6, 1836
Hehlen
Nationality
  • Germany
Died
Jan 23, 1921
Berlin

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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