title: [The Würzburg anatomist Albert von Koelliker and his relations with Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón Cajal].
abstract: The great anatomist Albert von Koelliker (1817-1905) from Würzburg played an essential role in the histology of nervous tissue and in the development of the neuron theory in particular. He was among the first to appreciate the silver chromate method for staining nerve cells developed by Camillo Golgi and to accept and confirm the results of the neurohistological investigations presented by Santiago Ramón y Cajal with a modified technique of the Golgi method. Koelliker gave his unstinted support to both scientists whom he introduced into the international scientific community of the late 19th century. Though in the controversy about the organization of the nervous tissue Koelliker supported Cajal's view of a neuronal organization in contrast to Golgi's idea of a reticular organization, he remained a close friend to both scientists and even went all out for a nomination of Golgi for the Nobel-Prize for Physiology or Medicine.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hildebrand
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000266:history*; D005858:Germany; D006652:Histological Techniques / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007558:Italy; D009445:Neuroanatomy / Q000266:history*; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: Der Würzburger Anatom Albert von Koelliker in seiner Beziehung zu Camillo Golgi und Santiago Ramón y Cajal.