title: Johann Friedrich Meckel, the Younger (1781-1833).
abstract: Meckel's name is well known in the medical world because of the intestinal abnormality that carries his eponym. We are less familiar with his personal life and his far-reaching achievement as a prominent anatomist. Also described is his complex personality as well as the indelible impression he made on his contemporaries.
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century