Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer
Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer | |
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| Born | Karl Wilhelm Kupffer 14 November [O.S. 2] 1829 Lesten, Kreis Tuckum, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Lestene, Tukums municipality, Latvia) |
| Died | 16 December 1902 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | Baltic German |
| Alma mater | Imperial University of Dorpat |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | physiology and anatomy |
| Institutions | Christian Albrecht University of Kiel Albert University of Königsberg |
| Doctoral advisor | Emil Du Bois-Reymond Johannes Peter Müller Friedrich Bidder |
Karl Wilhelm Ritter von Kupffer (born Karl Wilhelm Kupffer; 14 November [O.S. 2] 1829 – 16 December 1902) was a Baltic German anatomist who discovered stellate macrophage cells that bear his name.