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Ewald Weibel

1929-03-05 – 2019-02-19

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Prof. Ewald WeibelCredit: Barbara Krieger

Life & Legacy

Ewald Rudolf Weibel HonFRMS (5 March 1929 – 19 February 2019) was a Swiss anatomist and physiologist and former director of the Institute of Anatomy at the University of Bern. He was one of the first scientists to describe the endothelial organelles Weibel–Palade bodies, which are named after him and his Romanian-American colleague George Emil Palade. He was known for his work on the anatomy of gas exchange in lungs on multiple spatial scales using stereology.

Occupation & Career

biologist, university teacher, anatomist, physician

Education

University of Zurich

Faith & Community

reformed

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Marcel Benoist Prize

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Marcel Benoist Prize

Church

reformed

Employer

University of Bern

Organizations & Memberships

Academia Europaea · American Academy of Arts and Sciences · German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina · National Academy of Sciences · Polish Academy of Sciences · Royal Microscopical Society

Education & Institutions

University of Zurich

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q119728 — wikidata View source

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