Paul Langerhans was a German pathologist, physiologist and biologist, credited with the discovery of the cells that secrete insulin, named after him as the islets of Langerhans. Wikipedia
Born: July 25, 1847, Berlin, Germany
Died: July 20, 1888 (age 40 years), Funchal, Portugal
Academic advisor: Rudolf Virchow
Nationality: German
Parents: Anna Luise Caroline Langerhans and Paul Langerhans