Virchow Bibliothek - [portable]

Unlike public libraries, the Virchow Bibliothek is primarily an academic library. Access is free for Charité students and staff. External researchers (including university students from other Berlin schools like HU or FU) can usually enter with a valid academic ID and a library card registration.

The library bearing his name was established to preserve the intellectual heritage of the Charité. Initially scattered across various institute libraries, the collection was consolidated to form a central historical and reference repository. Over the decades, the has grown from a niche historical collection into a comprehensive medical library housing over 200,000 volumes, including rare manuscripts from the 16th century, first editions of Virchow’s own works, and an extensive collection of medical periodicals. virchow bibliothek

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Die Bibliothek trägt zur Bewahrung medizinischen Kulturerbes bei und fördert interdisziplinäre Forschung, speziell zur Geschichte der Medizin, zur Entwicklung medizinischer Theorien und zur Rolle von Medizin in Gesellschaft und Politik — Themen, die eng mit Virchows sozialmedizinischem Wirken verbunden sind. Unlike public libraries, the Virchow Bibliothek is primarily