Die Häute und Höhlen des Körpers. Ludwig/Weed copy
Publisher Information: Basel: Schweighausersche Universitäts-Buchdruckerei, 1865.
His, Wilhelm (1831-1904). Die Häute und Höhlen des Körpers. 34pp. Basel: Schweighausersche Universitäts-Buchdruckerei, 1865. 273 x 218 mm. Original printed wrappers, front wrapper detached and with loss to upper corner, vertical crease, marginal dust-soiling. Internally very good. . From the library of physiologist Carl Ludwig (1816-95), with “Ludwig Collection” stamp on front wrapper; later from the library of anatomist Lewis Weed (1886-1952), with his stamp on the front wrapper.
First Edition. Garrison-Morton.com 490: “A new classification of tissues based on histogenesis.” “In his paper ‘Membranes and cavities’ [Häute und Höhlen], His coined the name ‘endothelia’ for epithelia that arise from the mesoderm, and which come to line body cavities, and the blood and lymphatic vessels. This paper contains highly original speculations on developmental mechanisms . . . His noted that embryonic cavities develop from splits in the mesoderm, and suggested that this splitting might be mediated by mechanical forces . . . Further, His argued that mechanical forces in the matrix might actually influence cell behavior . . . His also speculated that ectoderm and endoderm might provide a chemical signal to the mesoderm which stimulates growth and blood vessel development. His challenged Remak’s view that the peripheral nervous system develops from the mesoderm, arguing (in agreement with data available today) that it develops from the ectoderm” (Richardson & Keuck).
This copy was once owned by physiologist Carl Ludwig, whose work as both a researcher and teacher had a revolutionary influence on the development of that science in the 19th century. The copy was later owned by anatomist Lewis H. Weed, a student of Harvey Cushing, who spent the majority of his career at Johns Hopkins; he served as dean of the Hopkins school of medicine from 1923 to 1929 and director of the medical school from 1929 to 1946. Richardson and Keuck, “The revolutionary developmental biology of Wilhelm His, Sr.,” Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 97 (2022): 1131-1160.
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