Human Accomplishment: Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz

a German anatomist, known for summarizing neuron theory and for naming the chromosome.

Born

6 October 1836 Hehlen an der Weser, Duchy of Brunswick, German Confederation

Died

23 January 1921 (aged 84) Berlin, Germany

Known for

consolidating the neuron theory, Naming the chromosome

Fields

Anatomy, Histology and Pathology

Institutions

Center for Anatomy of the Charité 1883–1917

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Germany

era

1800+