Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz

Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz
Born(1836-10-06)6 October 1836
Hehlen an der Weser, Duchy of Brunswick, German Confederation
Died23 January 1921(1921-01-23) (aged 84)
Berlin, Germany
Known forconsolidating the neuron theory, Naming the chromosome
Scientific career
FieldsAnatomy, Histology and Pathology
InstitutionsCenter for Anatomy of the Charité 1883–1917

Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz (6 October 1836 – 23 January 1921) was a German anatomist, known for summarizing neuron theory[1] and for naming the chromosome.[2] He is also remembered by anatomical structures of the human body which were named after him: Waldeyer's tonsillar ring[3] (the lymphoid tissue ring of the naso- and oropharynx) and Waldeyer's glands (of the eyelids).[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Scheuerlein et al., 2017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Winkelmann A (2007). "Wilhelm von Waldeyer-Hartz (1836-1921): an anatomist who left his mark". Clin Anat. 20 (3): 231–4. doi:10.1002/ca.20400. PMID 17072873. S2CID 39118426.
  3. ^ Cremer T, Cremer C (1988). "Centennial of Wilhelm Waldeyer's introduction of the term "chromosome" in 1888". Cytogenet Cell Genet. 48 (2): 65–7. doi:10.1159/000132590. PMID 3058399.
  4. ^ A third structure, the sheath that encircles the terminal ureter, is also occasionally named in his honour; it is then referred to as Waldeyer's sheath.