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18th-century German anatomist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heinrich August Wrisberg (20 June 1739 – 29 March 1808) was an anatomist. He also published under the Latinized version of his name as Henricus Augustus Wrisberg.
Heinrich Wrisberg | |
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Born | 20 June 1739 |
Died | 29 March 1808 (aged 68) |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
Known for | Wrisberg cartilages Wrisberg ganglion |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Anatomist and gynaecologist |
Institutions | University of Göttingen |
Doctoral students | Justus Christian Loder |
Other notable students | Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland |
He obtained his MD in 1763 at the University of Göttingen with a thesis entitled: De Respiratione Prima Nervo Phrenico Et Calore Animali: Pavca Disserit Et Simvl Vicarias Anatomiam Profitendi Operas Ad Diem XXIV. Octobris Aperiendas Indicit.
He was a professor of medicine and obstetrics. Wrisberg studied the sympathetic nervous system and described the Wrisberg ganglion of the cardiac plexus. He also wrote a text on hernias.
The cuneiform cartilages are sometimes called the "Wrisberg cartilages".[1]
There are two nerves known as the nerve of Wrisberg.
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