Meckel, Johann Friedrich, the Younger

B Lohff, Medizinischen Hochschule, Hanover, Germany

Published online: April 2001

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002874

1781–1833 German anatomist, pioneer of pathological anatomy and teratology, who built up an important anatomical collection in Halle.

Keywords: pathological anatomy; comparative anatomy; anatomical collection; teratology

 Further Reading
    book Meckel JF (1812–1818) Handbuch der pathologischen Anatomie. Halle: Kummer.
    book Risse G (1970–1980) "JF Meckel". In: Gillispie CC (ed.), vol. 9, pp. 252–253. Dictionary of Scientific Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
    book Rüdinger F (1885) "Johann Friedrich Meckel der Jünger". In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, vol. 21, pp. 160–162. Berlin: Duncker & Humbloth.

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Lohff, B(Apr 2001) Meckel, Johann Friedrich, the Younger. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0002874]