The library is a vocal supporter of Open Access, assisting researchers in making their medical findings freely available to the global community.
To protect the books from Allied bombing, the library was moved to Schloss Boitzenburg in Brandenburg.
The original Virchow Bibliothek was a massive personal archive comprising . In 1909, a few years after Virchow’s death, this collection was integrated into the Library of the Berlin Medical Society.
The (Virchow Library) refers to two distinct but deeply intertwined entities: the historical private collection of the legendary pathologist Rudolf Virchow and the modern central medical library at the Campus Virchow-Klinikum of the Charité in Berlin.
Following the war, eyewitnesses reported seeing the collection loaded onto Soviet military trucks.
Today, the name is most commonly associated with the . As the main service provider for Europe’s largest university hospital, it functions as a high-tech information hub for students, researchers, and clinicians. Key Features and Resources:
Its history took a dramatic and mysterious turn during World War II: