title: [Professor Max Westenhöfer (1871-1957) in Chile].
abstract: This work describes the activities of German anatomist Max Westenhöfer during the different periods in which he resided in Chile (1908-1911; 1930-1932 and 1948-1957). His contributions to pathology, the reasons for his resign from the University of Chile in 1911 and the main aspects of his hypothesis on the neotenic quality of human evolution are discussed.
authors: Unidad de Investigaciones Históricas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Manríquez
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000266:history; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002677:Chile; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000266:history*; D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049711:History, Modern 1601-; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: El Profesor Max Westenhöfer (1871-1957) en Chile.