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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 conducted several anthropological expeditions outside of Germany during his career. He traveled to Troy in 1879 alongside the archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, and he later traveled to Egypt in 1888. Additionally, Virchow undertook personal expeditions to the Caucasus region in 1881 and 1894.1