Mihály Lenhossék, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Mihály Lenhossék

Hungarian scientist

Date of Birth: 28-Aug-1863

Place of Birth: Pest, Pest County, Hungary

Date of Death: 26-Jan-1937

Profession: university teacher, anatomist

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Mihály Lenhossék

  • Mihály Lenhossék, named often given as Michael von Lenhossék (28 August 1863 – 26 January 1937) was a Hungarian anatomist and histologist born in Budapest.
  • He was the son of anatomist József Lenhossék (1818–1888) and an uncle to Albert Szent-Györgyi (1893–1986). In 1886, he obtained his medical doctorate at Budapest, afterwards working in his father's anatomical institute.
  • In 1889 he became prosector at the University of Basel, later performing similar duties at the University of Würzburg (1892–95).
  • Afterwards he was an associate professor of anatomy at the University of Tübingen, and from 1900 was a professor of anatomy at the University of Budapest. Lenhossék is largely remembered for his research in the field of neuroanatomy, that included important histological studies of the nervous system.
  • In 1893 he coined the term "astrocyte" to describe a star-shaped cell found in the central nervous system.

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