Karl Thiersch

His father was educationist Friedrich Thiersch, his father-in-law was renowned chemist Justus von Liebig.

One brother, Ludwig, was an influential painter, while another, Heinrich Wilhelm Josias, was a theologian.

He received his doctorate from the University of Munich in 1843, where from 1848 to 1854 he served as prosector of pathological anatomy.

Thiersch's findings were thus agreed upon by research done by Wilhelm von Waldeyer-Hartz (1836–1921) at the University of Breslau.

In addition, he made contributions involving wound healing treatment and in research of phosphorus necrosis of the jaw.