Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff (October 28, 1807 in Hannover – December 5, 1882 in Munich) was a German physician and biologist who 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. 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).^[1] His studies concerning animal metabolism by measuring urea were less successful, as was his research of the anatomy of skull and brain.

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

[edit] Further reading

Rothschuh, K.E. (1970–80). "Bischoff, Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm". Dictionary of Scientific Biography. 2. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 160-162. ISBN 0684101149. 

[edit] References

1. ^ Corp. authors (1910), The Encyclopædia Britannica. Cambridge: University Press, vol. ix; 11th ed., p. 326.

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