Eduard von Rindfleisch

Eduard von Rindfleisch

Georg Eduard von Rindfleisch (December 15, 1836–1908) was a German pathologist who was a native of Köthen (Anhalt).^{[citation needed]}

He studied medicine in Würzburg and Berlin, earning his doctorate in 1859. After attaining his degree he was an assistant to Rudolf Virchow, and later practiced medicine in Breslau, Zurich and Bonn. In 1874 he attained the chair of pathology at the University of Würzburg.

Rindfleisch is remembered for his work in the field of histology. He was one of the first proposers of a vascular theory for multiple sclerosis after noticing in 1863 that the inflammation-associated lesions were distributed around veins. This work was the ground layer for the later Tracy Putnam work in the vascular theory of MS.

He wrote a highly influential work on pathological histology that was later translated into English. He was one of the leading advocates of scientific "neo-vitalism".

Associated eponyms:

• Rindfleisch's folds: Semilunar folds of the serous surface of the pericardium around the beginning of the aorta. Also known as the ascending aortic fold.
• Rindfleisch's cells: Historical name for eosinophilic leukocytes.

Selected writings

• Lehrbuch der patologischen Gewebelehre. Engelmann, Leipzig 1867.
• Die Elemente der Pathologie: ein natürlicher Grundriss der wissenschaftlichen Medicin. Engelmann, Leipzig 1883.
• Ärztliche Philosophie: Festrede zur Feier des 306. Stiftungstages der Königlichen Julius-Maximilians-Universität. Hertz, Würzburg 1888.

References

• This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
• Mondofacto Dictionary, definition of eponyms