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Rudolf Virchow
German pathologist and statesman Rudolf Virchow was one of the most prominent physicians of the 19th century.
Rudolf Virchow played a foundational role in the Berlin Society for Anthropology, Ethnology, and Prehistory. He founded the organization in 1869 and served as its president from that year until his death. Throughout his long tenure as president, he also served as the editor of the society's publication, the Zeitschrift fĂŒr Ethnologie ("Journal of Ethnology").1