RUDOLPH ALBERT VON KOLLIKER, M. B. 559 



At Wiirzhuro- he taiioht physiology, and added to this microscopic 

 anatomy and development, so that in 1849, wlien the chair of anat- 

 omy became vacant, he taught all these subjects and was the head of 

 two institutes. K<)lliker, in his first decennium in "Wiirzburg, was 

 ])articularly fortunate in his associates and assistants, for he had as 

 friends the gifted Heinrich Miiller. Carl (Jegenbaur, and Franz 

 Leydig. Professor Kinecker had a microscopical institute, with 

 Franz Leydig as an assistant, but Kolliker gave the first micro- 

 scopical course in 1848. On the death of Heinrich ]\Iiiller, in 1864, 

 physiology was separated from anatojny. and Prof. A. von P>ezold 

 was called to fill the chair of physiology. 



In 1840 Kolliker had as prosecutor (xottfried von Siebold. and in 

 the same year these two founded and edited the Zeitschrift fiir 

 wissenschaftliche Zoologie. Many papers on zoological subjects were 

 contributed by him to this journal. Among his later assistants were 

 Eberth, Forel, C. Hasse, M. Plesch, E. Fick, Grenacher, Eimer, 

 M. V. Lenhossek, M. Heidenhain, and Ph. Stohr, who succeeded him 

 on his retirement from active dut,y as an anatomist in 1897, when he 

 had completed his eightieth year and his fiftieth as an active pro- 

 fessor of anatomy. He still retained what he called his second in- 

 stitute, namely, that for comparative anatomy, microscopy, and 

 embryology. 



Kolliker. on arriving in Wiirzburg. found the want of a scientific 

 society, and to him was largely due the foundation, in 1849, of the 

 well-known Die phvsikalisch-medicinische Gesellschaft in Wiirzburg. 



As showing the width of his training Kolliker lectured on human 

 anatomy, physiology, comi)arative anatomy, gave a microscopical 

 course on normal histology, and lectures on topograjihical histology 

 and comi^arative histology, and also courses on embryology — Innnan 

 and comparative. He also gave short courses on comparative anat- 

 omy and physiology and on topograjjliical anatomy. 



Kolliker, of course, Avas the recipient of many honors. Tn 1897 

 there was conferred on him the title •' p]xcel]enz " by Prince Luit]:)old 

 of Bavaria. Only once, however, was he rector of his university, and 

 he did not take any very active part in the inner academic life. 



In early .youth Kolliker was a great gymnast and indulged largely 

 in manly sports. He was a keen sportsman, especially as a hunter. 

 He also was a great climber, and he records that in 1837 there was 

 not an inn in Zermatt. Sic tevipora inutantur. 



He also traveled much and was a splendid linguist. English he 

 spoke with-great fluency, and he was a great admirer of English life 

 and English ways. French and Italian he knew well, and he pub- 

 lished papers in all three languages. In 1840 he visited Heligoland 

 and worked up the fauna of the surrounding sea, for most of his 



