Rudolf Virchow By facebooker_3360948557506991 Oct 13, 1821 He was born 1839 Virchow began the study of medicine at the Friedrich Wilhelm Institute of the University of Berlin 1843 He graduated as a doctor of medicine 1850 Virchow married Ferdinande Rosalie Mayer 1855 He developed his ideas by publishing the aphorism omnis cellula e cellula which became a part of the foundation for cell theory 1869 He was part founder of the German Anthropological Society 1873 Virchow was elected to the Prussian Academy of Sciences Sep 5, 1902 His death