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Carl von Rokitansky
1804Feb, 19

Carl von Rokitansky

Carl von Rokitansky, German physician, pathologist, and philosopher (d. 1878)
Baron Carl von Rokitansky (German: Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky, Czech: Karel Rokytanský) (19 February 1804 – 23 July 1878), was a Bohemian physician, pathologist, humanist philosopher and liberal politician.

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