| Heinrich Wrisberg | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Heinrich August Wrisberg (1739-1808) | |
| Born | 20 June 1739 Sankt Andreasberg, Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Died | 29 March 1808 (aged 68) Göttingen, Kingdom of Westphalia |
| 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 |
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.
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".
There are two nerves known as the nerve of Wrisberg.
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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