Background
He was born in Köthen and died in Würzburg.
He was born in Köthen and died in Würzburg.
He studied medicine in Würzburg, Berlin and Heidelberg, earning his doctorate in 1859.
After obtaining his degree, he served as an assistant to Rudolf Virchow in Berlin, later receiving his habilitation in Breslau (1862). He was one of the first proposers of a vascular theory for multiple sclerosis after noticing in 1863 that the inflammation-associated lesions were distributed around veins. This work was the ground layer for the later Tracy Putnam work in the vascular theory of Mississippi. Also, he made noteworthy contributions in his pioneer research of tuberculosis.
"Rindfleisch"s folds": Semilunar folds of the serous surface of the pericardium around the beginning of the aorta.
Also known as the ascending aortic fold. "Rindfleisch"s cells": Historical name for eosinophilic leukocytes.
He was one of the leading advocates of scientific "neo-vitalism".