Albrecht von Graefe
| Albrecht von Gräfe | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Born | 22 May 1828 Finkenheerd, Brandenburg |
| Died |
20 July 1870 (aged 42) Berlin, Brandenburg |
| Nationality | Prussian |
| Fields | ophthalmology |
| Alma mater | Humboldt University of Berlin |
| Known for | treatment of glaucoma |
| Influences | Johannes Müller, Carl Ferdinand von Arlt |
| Influenced | Johann Friedrich Horner, Richard Liebreich, Michele Del Monte, Julius Jacobson |
Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Albrecht von Gräfe, often Anglicized to Graefe (22 May 1828 – 20 July 1870), was a Prussian pioneer of German ophthalmology. Graefe was born in Finkenheerd, Brandenburg, the son of Karl Ferdinand von Graefe (1787–1840). He was the father of the far right politician Albrecht von Graefe (1868–1933).
Graefe studied philosophy, logic, natural sciences and anatomy in Berlin, obtaining his medical doctorate in 1847. He continued his studies at Prague, Paris, Vienna and London, and having devoted special attention to ophthalmology, in 1850, he began to practice as an oculist in Berlin. Here, he founded a private institution for the treatment of eyes. During the same year, he received his habiltation with the thesis Über die Wirkung der Augenmuskeln.
In 1858 he became an associate professor of ophthalmology in Berlin, where in 1866 he was appointed a full professor. In 1870, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
In 1862 he married Anna Knuth. The couple had three children, two of whom died in infancy.
Graefe died in Berlin from pulmonary tuberculosis on July 20, 1870. His grave is preserved in the Protestant Friedhof II der Jerusalems- und Neuen Kirchengemeinde (Cemetery No. II of the congregations of Jerusalem's Church and New Church) in Berlin-Kreuzberg, south of Hallesches Tor.
...
Wikipedia