Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1570.5

EMIL HUSCHKE (1797-1858) Schædel, Hirn, und Seele des Menschen und der Thiere nach Alter, Geschlecht und Raçe. F. Mauke 1854 viii, 194 p., 6 leaves of plates : ill. 39 cm.

Huschke studied medicine at the University of Jena and spent most of his professional career there. In 1827, he was appointed a professor of anatomy and director of the anatomical institute. He was politically active and took part in a student movement campaigning for German national unity. He was an advocate of natural philosophy, searching for the connection between the brain and soul (Hirn und Seele). He also made significant contributions to comparative anatomy, many bearing his name, including: the auditory teeth of Huschke on the limbus lamina spiralis of the cochlear ducht, Huschke’s cartilages at the edge of the nasal septum and Huschke’s foramen near the tympanic membrane.