Apr 20, 1861Antwerp, Flemish Region, BelgiumDied on 01 Dec 1914 (aged 53)
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About Arthur Van Gehuchten
Arthur Van (or van) Gehuchten (20 April 1861 – 9 December 1914) was a Belgian anatomist, born in Antwerp.
He was professor in the faculty of medicine at the University of Leuven until the eruption of the War in Europe in 1914.
He moved to England and taught biology at Cambridge University until his death.
Van Gehuchten is especially known for his contributions to the theory of neurons.
In anatomy, the van Gehuchten method is the fixing of a histologic tissue in a mixture of glacial acetic acid 10 parts, chloroform 30 parts, and alcohol 60 parts.