Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz

Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz
Born(1836-10-06)6 October 1836
Hehlen an der Weser, Duchy of Brunswick, German Confederation
Died23 January 1921(1921-01-23) (aged 84)
Berlin, Germany
Known forconsolidating the neuron theory, Naming the chromosome
Scientific career
FieldsAnatomy, Histology and Pathology
InstitutionsCenter for Anatomy of the Charité 1883–1917

Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz (6 October 1836 – 23 January 1921) was a German anatomist, known for summarizing neuron theory and for naming the chromosome. He is also remembered by anatomical structures of the human body which were named after him: Waldeyer's tonsillar ring (the lymphoid tissue ring of the naso- and oropharynx) and Waldeyer's glands (of the eyelids).

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