YES, the German scientist Rudolf Virchow, the acclaimed father of modern pathology and the “Pope of medicine,” was a good friend of Jose Rizal. Virchow is among the pillars of science Filipino students often encounter in Biology subject in high school (or Grade 8). This and more on the 2nd Countdown to 500 Online Lecture Live (‘Rizal and the Reclaiming of the World of Our Ancestors’ by historian Kerby Alvarez) here [https://www.facebook.com/nqc2021/videos/264379454834332/].