Magnus Gustaf Retzius (17 October 1842 – 21 July 1919) was a Swedish physician and anatomist who dedicated a large part of his life to researching the histology of the sense organs and nervous system. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Histology (from the Greek = 'tissue' is the study of the microscopic anatomy of cells and tissues of Plants and Senses are the physiological methods of Perception. The senses and their operation classification and theory are overlapping topics studied by a variety of fields The nervous system is a Network of specialized cells that communicate information about an animal's surroundings and itself
Retzius was born in Stockholm, son of the anatomist Anders Retzius (and grandson of the naturalist and chemist Anders Jahan Retzius). ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the Anders Retzius ( Lund October 13, 1796 &ndash Stockholm April 18, 1860) was a Swedish professor of Anatomy Anders Jahan Retzius ( October 3, 1742 - October 6, 1821) was a Swedish Chemist, Botanist and Entomologist He enrolled at Uppsala University in 1860, and received his medicine kandidat degree there in 1866, transferred to the Karolinska Institute (KI), where he became medicine licentiat in 1869 and completed his doctorate in medicine (Ph. Uppsala University ( Swedish Uppsala universitet) is a world-class research University in Uppsala, Sweden. Karolinska Institutet (often translated from Swedish into English as the Karolinska Institute, and in older texts often as the Royal Caroline Licentiate (from Latin licentia docendi = permission/right to teach is the title of a person who holds an Academic degree called a License. D. ) in 1871 at Lund University. Lund University (Lunds universitet located in Lund in southernmost Sweden is one of Sweden 's most prestigious Universities and one of Scandinavia He received an extraordinary professorship in histology at KI in 1877 and an ordinary professorship in anatomy there in 1889 (acting from 1888), but resigned in 1890 after conflicts with other members of the institute; his wealthy marriage actually allowed him to pursue his research and writing without employment. Histology (from the Greek = 'tissue' is the study of the microscopic anatomy of cells and tissues of Plants and
Gustaf Retzius published more than 300 scientific works in anatomy, embryology, eugenics, craniometry, zoology and botany. Embryology (from Greek grc ἔμβρυον embryon, "unborn embryo" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study of the development Eugenics is a social Philosophy which advocates the improvement of Human Hereditary traits through various forms of intervention Craniometry is the technique of measuring the Bones of the Skull. Zoology (from Greek ζῷον, zoon, "animal" + λόγος, " Logos " "knowledge" is the branch of Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life He gave his name to the millimeter-long Retzius cells in the central nervous system of the leech (Hirudo medicinalis). He was also a journalist and the editor of the newspaper Aftonbladet (1884-87). A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Aftonbladet ( Swedish for The Evening Sheet) is a Swedish Tabloid founded by Lars Johan Hierta in 1830 during the Retzius was married to Anna Hierta, daughter of Aftonbladet's founder Lars Johan Hierta. Lars Johan Hierta ( 22 January 1801 – 20 November 1872) was a Swedish Newspaper Publisher, Social
Gustaf Retzius was politically liberal and socially active. Together with his wife he founded the Hierta-Retzius foundation, which is now administered by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. The foundation has two funds, one for the promotion of biological research and the other for supporting projects of an important scientific or social nature. In 1901 Gustaf Retzius became a member of the Swedish Academy. The Swedish Academy (Svenska Akademien founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden.