Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff

Portrait of Theodor von Bischoff (ca. 1870)

Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff (October 28, 1807 in Hannover – December 5, 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.^[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]

Grave of Theodor Bischoff at the Alten Südlichen Friedhof in Munich

Notes

1. Wood 1907.
2. Chisholm 1911, p. 326, 2nd ¶ from end of page.
3. "T.L.W. von Bischoff (1807 - 1882)". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
4. Most widely held works by Th. Ludw. Wilh Bischoff WorldCat Identities

References

•  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Embryology". Encyclopædia Britannica. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 326.
•  Wood, James, ed. (1907). "Bischoff, Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.
• Bischoff, Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von (seit 1870) at Deutsche Biographie.

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 978-0-684-10114-9.