Paul Langerhans

Paul Langerhans
Paul Langerhans in 1878
Born(1847-07-25)25 July 1847
Berlin, Prussia
Died20 July 1888(1888-07-20) (aged 40)
Funchal, Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Pathologist, physiologist, biologist

Paul Langerhans (25 July 1847 – 20 July 1888) was a German pathologist, physiologist and biologist, credited with the discovery of the cells that secrete insulin, named after him as the islets of Langerhans.

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