Famed Pathologist Dr. Rudolph Virchow’s Collection of Medical Specimens May Soon Be Closed to the Public

Sep 23, 2011 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology

Historically significant collection of pathology and anatomic specimens may fall victim to budget cuts and space constraints Pathologists across the globe will be interested to learn that the pathological-anatomical collection of the famous Doctor Rudolph Virchow, housed for almost 100 years in Berlin, may soon be closed to public viewing. Administrators at Berlin’s Charité Hospital are threatening to shut down what is often recognized as the world’s first pathology museum. Virchow’s...
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