Rudolf Virchow
The 'father of modern pathology,' he emphasized that diseases arise from changes in cells, not humors.
Most quoted
"The cell is the ultimate morphological unit in which there is any manifestation of life, and we must not imagine that it is a mere aggregation of elementary particles."
— from Die Cellularpathologie in ihrer Begründung auf physiologische und pathologische Gewebelehre, 1858
"The improvement of medicine would eventually prolong human life, but improvement of social conditions could achieve this result more rapidly and more successfully."
"The characteristic feature of all infectious diseases is that they are caused by the transfer of a living agent from a diseased to a healthy individual."
All quotes by Rudolf Virchow (361)
The cell is the elementary unit of all organic forms.
The physician must be a philosopher.
The cell is the ultimate element of all living matter.
The physician must be a leader.
The cell is the fundamental unit of all living structures.
The physician must be a healer.
The cell is the ultimate unit of all living beings.
The physician must be a servant of humanity.
If I were to say that I have found the cause of all diseases, I would be a charlatan.
The cell is the ultimate unit of life, and disease is merely life under altered conditions.
Physicians are the natural attorneys of the poor, and the social problems should largely be solved by them.
The public health is the foundation upon which the happiness of the people and the power of the state depend.
There are no specific diseases, only specific patients.
Between animal and man there is no difference in kind, but only in degree.
The physician must be a politician, for he has to deal with the social conditions which influence health and disease.
Life is a struggle, and the struggle is life.
Every cell is derived from a cell.
The more I see of men, the more I admire dogs.
If you want to be a good physician, you must be a good observer.
The body is a republic of cells.
Contemporaries of Rudolf Virchow
Other Medicines born within 50 years of Rudolf Virchow (1821–1902).