A living legend of medicine working as on-site physician: Rudolf Virchow in Troy

Rudolf Virchow, a well-known physician who adapted the cell theory into the medicine, was also interested in archeology. In 1879, he accompanied Heinrich Schliemann at the excavation site of the antique city of Troy. In the book entitled Ilios-The City and Country of the Trojans by Schliemann, Virchow wrote not only the preface but also two appendices, namely Troy and Hissarlik, and Medical Practice in the Troad in 1879. In the latter that is more important with regard to medical history, he communicated his practice as on-site physician. On the occasion of the declaration of 2018 Year of Troia in Turkey, this article aims to remind a lesser-known feature of a giant name in the history of medicine