Who was Sir William Bowman?

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In the world of science known saint or a name of Sir William Bowman whose name has been famous all around the world. Sir William Bowman (1816-1892) was a surgeon, an expert histology, and British anatomist. He is famous for his research on the use of the microscope in studying many human organs.

Sir William Bowman was born in Nantwich, Cheshire, the third son of a geologist and bankirm and amateur botanists, Bowman was educated at Hazelwood School near Birmingham in 1826.

The first work is a well-known research on the structure of skeletal muscle. At the age of 25 years, he has identified the structure of the nephron known as Bowman's capsule.

Sir William Bowman describes his findings in a paper entitled "On the Structure and Use of the Malpighian Bodies of the Kidney" ("Structure and Function in Kidney Malpighian Agency") and managed to get a medal kingdom.

Partnership with Robert Bentley Todd, a professor of physiology, produce publications with five volumes of "Physiological Anatomy and Physiology of Man" (1843-1856) ("Anatomy and Physiology of Human Physiology") and "Cyclopaedia of Anatomy and Physiology" (1852) ("Encyclopedia of Anatomy and physiology").

In 1884, Queen Victoria raised Sir William Bowman became a baronet. Sir William Bowman died at his home, Joldwynds, near Dorking, Surrey in 1892. Advertisement