In Memory of Theodore Rabinowicz (1919 – 1995)

Abstract

Theodore Rabinowicz (1919–1995) was a prominent Swiss neuropathologist from Lausanne and Geneva with a sustained interest in the development of the neocortex during gestation, childhood and adulthood. Extending the cytoarchitectonic atlas work of Conel and von Economo and Koskinas, he generated important data on dynamic remodeling processes of the cerebral cortex in children and on neocortical neuronal migration and differentiation in premature infants from 17 to 32 weeks of gestation. In 1965, Th. Rabinowicz created an autonomous Neuropathology Division with state‐of‐the‐art facilities serving expanded clinical, teaching and research functions at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) which he directed until 1984. He continued his research efforts during retirement until his death on January 14, 1995 leaving a lasting legacy of kindness, scholarly work and inquisitiveness.