He studied at the Universities of
Heidelberg and
Giessen. In 1855 he worked as a
prosector at the
University of Munich, where in 1870 was appointed professor of anatomy and second
curator of the anatomical institute.
Rüdinger is credited for introducing a new method for preservation of corpses in the dissecting room. This procedure involved injections of
carbolic acid mixed with
glycerine and alcohol. In addition, he is remembered for using
photography for anatomical diagnoses. He died in
Tutzing on 25 August 1896 at the age of 64.
Selected publications
"Anatomie des peripherischen Nervensystems des menschlichen Körpers" (Anatomy of the
peripheral nervous system of human corpses), two volumes- 1870
"Atlas des peripherischen Nervensystems" (Atlas of the peripheral nervous system), 1872
"Atlas des menschlichen Gehörorgans" (Atlas of the human hearing organs), 1867–70
"Topographisch-chirurgische Anatomie des Menschen" (Topographical-surgical anatomy of humans), 1870–78
"Beitrag zur Morpholegte des Gaumsegels und des Verdauungsapparats", (Contributions to the morphology of the
soft palate and the digestive apparatus), 1879
"Beitrag zur Anatomie der Affenspalte und der Interparietalfurche", 1882
"Beitrag zur Anatomie des Sprachzentrums" (Contributions to the anatomy of the language center), 1882
"Zur Anatomie der Prostata" (The Anatomy of the
prostate), 1883
References
Parts of this article are based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.