Karl Hürthle

In 1884, he received his doctorate from the University of Tübingen, where he remained until 1886, working as a prosector at the anatomical institute.

At Tübingen, he was a student and assistant to physiologists Karl von Vierordt (1818-1884) and Paul Grützner (1847-1919).

In 1887, he became an assistant to Rudolf Heidenhain (1834-1897) at the physiological institute in Breslau, and in 1895 attained the title of professor extraordinarius.

Hürthle is remembered for contributions made in the field of haemodynamics.

He also described the motion phenomena of the arterial vascular wall, performed studies involving the structure of striated muscle, and investigated the function and morphology of the thyroid gland.