162 BIOLOGY AND ITS MAKERS 
Meckel.—Just as Cuvier stands at the beginning of the 
school of comparative anatomy in France, so does J. Fr. 
Meckel in Germany. Meckel (1781-1833) was a man of 
rare talent, descended from a family of distinguished anat- 
omists. From 1804 to 1806 he studied in Paris under Cuvier, 
and when he came to leave the French capital to become 
professor of anatomy at Halle, he carried into Germany the 
Fic. 47.—J. Fr. Mecxer, 1781-1833. 
teachings and methods of his master. He was a strong force 
in the university, attracting students to his department by 
his excellent lectures and his ability to arouse enthusiasm. 
Some of these students were stimulated to undertake re- 
searches in anatomy, and there came from his laboratory a 
number of investigations that were published in a periodical 
which hefounded. Meckel himself produced many scientific 
papers and works on comparative anatomy, which assisted 
