Franz Leydig

Franz von Leydig, also Franz Leydig (German: [ˈlaɪdɪç]; 21 May 1821 – 13 April 1908), was a German zoologist and comparative anatomist.

Franz von Leydig
Born21 May 1821
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Confederation.
DiedApril 13, 1908(1908-04-13) (aged 86)
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire.
Known forLeydig cells
Leydig's organ
SpouseKatharina Jaeger
Awards
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of London
  • Member of the New York Academy of Sciences
  • Member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences
  • Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (1898)
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