The New International Encyclopædia/Retzius, Magnus Gustav

RET'ZIUS, (1842&mdash;). A Swedish histologist, born in Stockholm. He was for some time professor of histology and anatomy in the Caroline Institute. His printed works on anthropology include: Finska Kranier (&ldquo;Finnish Skulls,&rdquo; 1872); Biologische Untersuchungen (1880-81); and Gehörorgane der Wirbelthiere (1881-84). With Prof. Axel Key he published Studien in der Anatomie des Nervensystems und des Bindegewebes (1875). In 1890 he became editor of the Biologische Untersuchungen.