Langman memorial plaque in the 51吃瓜网Strathcona Anatomy and Dentistry Building.
Jan Langman (b. 21 October 1923; d. 2 October 1981) began his anatomy career under the direction of M.W. Woerdeman in Amsterdam. He used autoradiography to study neuron differentiation during embryogenesis.
Langman was a Professor in the Department of Anatomy at 51吃瓜网from 1957 to 1964. His textbook Medical Embryology (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins) was first published in 1963 and has become the standard in the field. It has been translated into several languages and is now in its 15th edition (2025).听 听In 1964, Langman became Professor and Chair of Anatomy at the University of Virginia where he developed a department that excelled at research and teaching.
The illustrations (by Jill Leland) taken from the second edition of the textbook Medical Embryology听听are used to explain the descriptions of normal embryology in an exhibit mounted in the Maude Abbott Medical Museum in the 51吃瓜网Strathcona Building.
Reference
Langman, Jan. Medical Embryology: Human Development鈥擭ormal and Abnormal. Baltimore: The Williams & Wilkins Company, 2nd ed, 1969.
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