Born 20 Mar 1814; died 6 Mar 1867 at age 52. quotes
Scottish #anatomist who was one of the earliest and most acute observers of cell-life. In his early medical career, he identified the independent origins of deciduous and permanent #teeth. Goodsir recognized the importance of #celldivision as the basis of growth and observed the cell is divided into a number of departments. His discoveries anticipated by a number of years the work of Rudolph Virchow. In 1842, he showed that stomach upsets with vomiting were caused by #bacteria, treated it accordingly, and thus, before Louis Pasteur, was the first to successfully recognise and treat a bacterial #infection. Goodsir taught anatomy, physiology and pathology, while maintaining his research at the dissecting-table.
