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 pursuit of happiness is a fundamental human right.
The power of healing lies within us.
To live is to learn, to learn is to grow.
The greatest wealth is health.
The human spirit is a flame that can never be extinguished.
We are all travelers on the journey of life.
The beauty of life lies in its diversity.
The pursuit of truth is a noble endeavor.
The human heart is capable of infinite love.
The physicians are the natural attorneys of the poor, and the social problems fall to a large extent within their jurisdiction.
The cell is the true anatomical element of the body.
Every pathological process is nothing more than a modification of the normal physiological process.
The scientific method is the only path to truth.
The greatest triumph of medicine would be to prevent disease.
The cell is the seat of all vital activity.
The cell is the true individual in the animal and plant kingdom.
The cell is the only true anatomical element of the body.
The cell is the ultimate morphological unit of the body.
The cell is the fundamental unit of all organic forms.
The cell is the true individual in the animal and vegetable kingdom.
Contemporaries of Rudolf Virchow
Other Medicines born within 50 years of Rudolf Virchow (1821–1902).