Julius Hirschberg

Julius Hirschberg (18 September 1843 – 17 February 1925) was a German ophthalmologist and medical historian. He was of Jewish ancestry.[1][2]

Julius Hirschberg (1843-1925)

In 1875, Hirschberg coined the term "campimetry" for the measurement of the visual field on a flat surface (tangent screen test) [3] and in 1879 he became the first to use an electromagnet to remove metallic foreign bodies from the eye.[4] In 1886, he developed the Hirschberg test for measuring strabismus.[4] His series Geschichte der Augenheilkunde (History of Ophthalmology), nine volumes written from 1899 to 1917, is considered by some to be one of his greatest achievements.[5]

Selected publications
  • Geschichte der Augenheilkunde. Berlin: Springer; published in 9 volumes from 1899 to 1918
    • Vol. 1. Geschichte der Augenheilkunde im Alterthum
    • Vol. 2. Geschichte der Augenheilkunde im Mittelalter
    • Vol. 3. Die vernehmlichsten Augenärzte und Pfleger der Augenheilkunde im 18. Jahrhundert und ihre Schriften
    • Vol. 4. Deutschland's Augenärzte, von 1800 bis 1850
    • Vol. 5. Frankreichs Augenärzte, von 1800 bis 1850
    • Vol. 6. Englands Augenärzte, von 1800 bis 1850
    • Vol. 7. Italiens Augenärzte, von 1800 bis 1850
    • Vol. 8, Part A. Die Augenärzte der Schweiz, von 1800 bis 1850; Die Augenärzte Belgiens, von 1800 bis 1850; Niederländische Augenärzte, von 1800 bis 1850; Die Skandinavischen Augenärzte, von 1800 bis 1850; Die Augenärzte Rußlands, von 1800 bis 1850; Polnische Augenärzte, im 19. Jahrhundert; Die Augenärzte in der Iberischen und der Balkan-Halbinsel, sowie in den Außereuropäischen Ländern während des Neunzehnten Jahrhunderts
    • Vol. 8, Part B. Amerikas Augenärzte im 19. Jahrhundert

Notes
  1. Bernard Lewis, Islam in History: Ideas, People, and Events in the Middle East, Open Court (2011), p. 143
  2. Geoffrey Cocks, Treating Mind and Body: Essays in the History of Science, Professions, and Society Under Extreme Conditions, Transaction Publishers (1998), p. 175
  3. The age of isopter perimetry at webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu
  4. Manage Account - Modern Medicine at www.ophthalmologytimes.com
  5. (Julius Hirschberg (1843-1925), ophthalmologist an...(Klin Monatsbl Augenheilkd. 1976) - PubMed Result at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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Pubmed
  • Snyder C. "Julius Hirschberg, the neglected historian of ophthalmology." Am J Ophthalmol. 1981 May;91(5):664-76. PMID 7015867 .
  • Biro I. "[In memory of Julius Hirschberg.]" Orv Hetil. 1976 Aug 8;117(32):1953-4. PMID 785335.
  • Koelbing HM. "[Julius Hirschberg (1843-1925), ophthalmologist and medical historian (author's transl).]" Klin Monatsbl Augenheilkd. 1976 Jan;168(1):103-8. PMID 789990.


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