Handbuch der rationellen Pathologie

…of histology, followed by the Handbuch der rationellen Pathologie, 2 vol. (1846–53; “Handbook of Rational Pathology”), written while he was professor of anatomy and pathology at the University of Heidelberg (1844–52). The Handbuch, describing diseased organs in relation to their normal physiological functions, represents the beginning of modern pathology. Among…