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Alfred Wilhelm Volkmann

German physiologist, anatomist, and philosopher (1801-1877).

Born July 1st, 1801 in Leipzig.

Died April 21st, 1877 at 75 years old in Halle (Saale).

Occupations
anatomist, physician, physiologist, university teacher

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde