Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer
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| Born | 14 November 1829 Lestene, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire (Now Tukums municipality, Latvia) |
| Died | 16 December 1902 (aged 73) Munich, German Empire |
| Residence | Russian Empire |
| Nationality | German |
| Fields | physiology and anatomy |
| Institutions |
University of Kiel University of Königsberg |
| Alma mater | University of Tartu |
| Doctoral advisor |
Emil Du Bois-Reymond Johannes Peter Müller Friedrich Bidder |
Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer (14 November 1829 – 16 December 1902) was a Baltic German anatomist who discovered stellate macrophage cells that bear his name.
He was the eldest son of pastor Karl Hermann Kupffer (1797-1860). In 1854, he obtained his medical doctorate from the University of Dorpat, where shortly afterwards he served as an assistant to Friedrich Heinrich Bidder (1810-1894). In 1856-57 he took a scientific journey to Vienna, Berlin and Göttingen, an extended trip in which he studied physiology with Emil Du Bois-Reymond (1818-1896) and Johannes Peter Müller (1801-1858). Afterwards, he returned to Dorpat, where he later became an associate professor.
In 1866 he was appointed chair of anatomy at the University of Kiel, and several years later relocated to Königsberg (1875) as a professor of anatomy. From 1880 until his retirement in 1901, Kupffer held the chair of anatomy at the University of Munich.
Kupffer is largely known for his work in the fields of neuroanatomy and embryology. He conducted studies on the development of the brain, spleen, pancreas and kidneys, also performing research involving innervation of exocrine glands and doing investigations on early differentiation of mesoderm. While Bidder's assistant at Dorpat, he studied structures of the central nervous system, and during his tenure at Königsberg, he had the opportunity to examine the cranium of philosopher Immanuel Kant.
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