Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer

Ritter
Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer
Born
Karl Wilhelm Kupffer

14 November [O.S. 2] 1829
Lesten, Kreis Tuckum, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire
(present-day Lestene, Tukums municipality, Latvia)
Died16 December 1902(1902-12-16) (aged 73)
Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
NationalityBaltic German
Alma materImperial University of Dorpat
Scientific career
Fieldsphysiology and anatomy
InstitutionsChristian Albrecht University of Kiel
Albert University of Königsberg
Doctoral advisorEmil Du Bois-Reymond
Johannes Peter Müller
Friedrich Bidder

Karl Wilhelm Ritter[1] von Kupffer (born Karl Wilhelm Kupffer; 14 November [O.S. 2] 1829 – 16 December 1902) was a Baltic German anatomist who discovered stellate macrophage cells that bear his name.

  1. ^ Regarding personal names: Ritter is a title, translated approximately as 'Sir' (denoting a knight), not a first or middle name. There is no equivalent female form.