Hermann Welcker (1822–97)

Anatomist and anthropologist. Studied natural sciences and medicine in Heidelberg and Giessen; MD, Giessen, 1851. After practising at the clinic in Giessen, became a privat-dozent in anatomy at Heidelberg, 1853, then demonstrator at Giessen. Professor extraordinarius of anatomy, Halle, 1859; professor and director of the anatomical institute, 1866–93.