Education
He studied medicine at the University of Heidelberg, where under the guidance of Friedrich Tiedemann (1781-1861), he learned anatomy and physiology.
He studied medicine at the University of Heidelberg, where under the guidance of Friedrich Tiedemann (1781-1861), he learned anatomy and physiology.
Foreign several years at Heidelberg, he served as an anatomical prosector. Working with cadavers, he mastered a process that involved injecting the lymphatic system with mercury. In 1827, he replaced Jean-Nicolas Comhaire (1778-1837) as professor of anatomy at the University of Liège.
Today, his anatomical collections involving the lymphatic system are preserved in museums of Heidelberg and Liège.