Carl Ludwig

Carl Ludwig was a German physician, physiologist, anatomist, and university teacher born in Witzenhausen in 1816. He held citizenship in the Kingdom of Prussia and earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Marburg and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. His professional career included teaching positions at the University of Marburg, University of Zurich, University of Vienna, and Leipzig University.

Ludwig worked in Marburg and Leipzig, where he died in 1895. He spoke and wrote in German and Latin. His students included Conrad Eckhard and Theodor Leber. He received the Copley Medal and the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art. He was a member of the Royal Society, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the French Academy of Sciences, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.