Mihály Lenhossék

Mihály Lenhossék, named often given as Michael von Lenhossék (28 August 1863 – 26 January 1937) was a Hungarian anatomist and histologist born in Budapest.

He was the son of anatomist József Lenhossék (1818–1888) and an uncle to Albert Szent-Györgyi (1893–1986).

In 1886, he obtained his medical doctorate at Budapest, afterwards working in his father's anatomical institute.

Lenhossék is largely remembered for his research in the field of neuroanatomy, that included important histological studies of the nervous system.

In 1893 he coined the term "astrocyte" to describe a star-shaped cell found in the central nervous system.