Franz Schweigger-Seidel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franz Schweigger-Seidel

German physiologist

Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1834

Place of Birth: Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date of Death: 23-Aug-1871

Profession: physiologist

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Franz Schweigger-Seidel (September 24, 1834 – August 23, 1871) was a German physiologist born in Halle an der Saale.
He was the son of chemist Franz Wilhelm Schweigger-Seidel (1795-1838). In 1858 he obtained his doctorate from the University of Halle with a dissertation titled Disquisitiones de callo.
Afterwards he served as an assistant to Rudolf Heidenhain (1834-1897 at the physiological institute in Breslau, and from 1865 was an assistant to Carl Ludwig (1816-1895) at the University of Leipzig.
In 1866 he received his habilitation, and during the following year became an associate professor at Leipzig. His name is associated with "Schweigger-Seidel sheaths", which are spindle-shaped sleeves that cover penicillar arterioles of the spleen.