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Rudolf Virchow
A 19th-century German scientist known as the father of modern pathology, famous for establishing that all cells arise from other cells.
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Rudolf Virchow's cell theory transformed how doctors understood the causes of disease.
Medical students still study Virchow's work on the link between cell abnormalities and cancer.
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His first name is often misspelled "Rudolph"; the correct spelling is "Rudolf," without the h.
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