Mihály Lenhossék

Born in Budapest on August 28, 1863, he became one of Hungary’s best-known medical scientists in anatomy and histology. He came from a scholarly family: his father, József Lenhossék, was also an anatomist, and Mihály later built a distinguished academic career of his own.

He taught and carried out research in Budapest, and his work focused on microscopic anatomy, especially the nervous system. He is often associated with important early studies of neurons and with research on the structure and development of sperm cells.

Lenhossék died on January 26, 1937. Though not a household name today, he remains a notable figure in the history of anatomy, histology, and early neurobiology.