Wilhelm Röntgen X-rays, a non-profit organization maintains his laboratory and provides guided tours to the Röntgen Memorial Site. <br> World Radiology Day: The International Day of Radiology is an annual event promoting the role of medical imaging in modern healthcare. It is celebrated on November 8 each year, coincides with the anniversary of the discovery of X-rays by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895. It was first introduced in 2012, as a joint initiative, by the European Society of Radiology (ESR), the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), and the American College of Radiology (ACR). Röntgen Peak in Antarctica is named after Wilhelm Röntgen.
Ludwig Wilhelm Sachs "Geheimen Medizinalrat" (private medical advisor). Ludwig Wilhelm Sachs Ludwig Wilhelm Sachs (29 December 1787 in Groß-Glogau – 17 June 1848 in Königsberg) was a German physician. From 1807 studied medicine at the universities of Königsberg, Berlin and Göttingen, receiving his doctorate at the latter institution with the dissertation-thesis ""De Humorum corporis animalis vi vitali"" (1812). He later served as a physician in war-time hospitals in Königsberg, and in 1816 obtained his habilitation. In 1818 he became an associate professor at Königsberg, followed by a full professorship in 1826. In 1832 he was named director of the medical clinic, then in