Heinrich August Wrisberg
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.
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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 |
| Influences | Georg Gottlob Richter |
Education
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.
Career
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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References
- "cartilage+of+Wrisberg - Definition from Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary". Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
External links
- "Wrisberg ligament of". Medcyclopaedia. GE.
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