Ludwig Aschoff

German physician/pathologist (1866–1942)

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Born: January 10, 1866
Died: June 24, 1942
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Birth year: 1866

About Ludwig Aschoff

Karl Albert Ludwig Aschoff was a German physician and pathologist. He is considered to be one of the most influential pathologists of the early 20th century and is regarded as the most important German pathologist after Rudolf Virchow. He discovered nodules in the myocardium present during rheumatic fever, the so-called Aschoff bodies. Together they discovered and described the atrioventricular node (AV node, Aschoff-Tawara node).

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The world when Ludwig Aschoff was born

Ludwig Aschoff was born in 1866. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1866

Best-selling bookCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineReconstruction era begins in the South
Technology milestoneTransatlantic telegraph cable successfully laid
World population~1.46B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderAndrew Johnson
U.S. population34.0M

1866 versus 2026

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Measure	1866	2026
Population	34.0M	341 million

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