Moritz Roth was a Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 pathologist remembered for describing Roth's spots. He studied medicine at Würzburg

Würzburg

Würzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....

, Göttingen

Göttingen

Göttingen is a university town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Göttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2006 the population was 129,686.-General information:...

, Berlin

Berlin

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 and Basel, where he received his doctorate in 1864. He became dozent

Docent

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 at Basel in 1866 and moved to Greifswald

Greifswald

Greifswald , officially, the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald is a town in northeastern Germany. It is situated in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, at an equal distance of about from Germany's two largest cities, Berlin and Hamburg. The town borders the Baltic Sea, and is crossed...

 in 1868 before returning to the University of Basel

University of Basel

The University of Basel is located in Basel, Switzerland, and is considered to be one of leading universities in the country...

 as professor of pathology in 1872. He retired in 1898, and was succeeded by Eduard Kaufmann

Eduard Kaufmann

Eduard Kaufmann was a German physician.The disease Abderhalden-Kaufmann-Lignac syndrome is named for him.-Career:Kaufmann studied in Bonn and Berlin, and earned his doctorate from the University of Bonn in 1884...

. His 1892 book on Andreas Vesalius remains a standard reference text.