Johann Friedrich Meckel

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Johann Friedrich Meckel
University of Halle

Johann Friedrich Meckel (17 October 1781 – 31 October 1833), often referred to as Johann Friedrich Meckel, the Younger, was a German

Halle. He worked as a professor of anatomy, pathology and zoology
at the University of Halle, Germany.

Life and research

In 1802, he received his

zootomical
specimens. In 1810 he finished translating Cuvier's five-volume Leçons d’anatomie Comparée from French into German.

In 1808, he became a full professor of normal and

pathological anatomy, surgery and obstetrics at the University of Halle, replacing Justus Christian Loder (1753-1832). From 1826 to 1833, he was editor of the Archiv für Anatomie und Physiologie. In 1829, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
.

Meckel adopted

scala naturae").[1]

Associated terms[2]

The following eponymous terms are named after him:

  • Meckel's diverticulum – an out-pouching of the ileum, part of the small intestine, and found in approximately 2% of the population.
  • Meckel's cartilage – A cartilaginous bar from which the mandible is formed. Described in 1820.
  • A syndrome –
    Meckel syndrome
    – is also named after him. This condition was described in 1822.
  • A protein – mecklin – the gene for which is found on chromosome 8 (8q21.3-q22.1) is named after him.
  • The supposed
    Meckel-Serres Law
    of recapitulation in embryology.

Family

His grandfather was also named "Johann Friedrich Meckel". In order to avoid confusion, he is often referred to as Johann Friedrich Meckel, the Elder. The elder Meckel was also a professor of anatomy, and he too has anatomical structures named after him.

His father, Philipp Friedrich Theodor Meckel (1755–1803), was also an anatomist.

His brother, August Albrecht Meckel (1789–1829), practiced legal medicine and investigated avian anatomy but died prematurely from tuberculosis.

August's son –

University of Berlin that his great-grandfather had held at the Charité. After his death also from pulmonary disease, his position was filled by Rudolf Virchow
.

See also

  • Meckel syndrome
  • Meckel diverticulum

References
  1. ISBN 978-0-674-36446-2
    .
  2. PMID 12489333
    .

External links
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