Nikolaus Rüdinger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nikolaus Rüdinger

German anatomist

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1832

Place of Birth: Erbes-Büdesheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Date of Death: 25-Aug-1896

Profession: university teacher, anatomist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Nikolaus Rüdinger (25 March 1832 – 25 August 1896) was a German anatomist born in Bingen am Rhein, in the Grand Duchy of Hesse (present-day Rhineland-Palatinate). He studied at the Universities of Heidelberg and Giessen.
In 1855 he worked as a prosector at the University of Munich, where in 1870 was appointed professor of anatomy and second curator of the anatomical institute. Rüdinger is credited for introducing a new method for preservation of corpses in the dissecting room.
This procedure involved injections of carbolic acid mixed with glycerine and alcohol.
In addition, he is remembered for using photography for anatomical diagnoses.
He died in Tutzing on 25 August 1896 at the age of 64.