Franz Kaspar Hesselbach
1759
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1816
country of citizenship: Kingdom of Bavaria
languages spoken, written or signed: German
educated at: University of Würzburg
occupation: surgeon, anatomist, university teacher
student of: Karl Kaspar von Siebold
influenced by: Karl Kaspar von Siebold
Franz Kaspar Hesselbach (27 January 1759 – 24 July 1816) was a German surgeon and anatomist who was a native of Hammelburg. He was a pupil, and later Prosector under Carl Caspar von Siebold (1736–1807) at Würzburg. Later Hesselbach was a lecturer at Würzburg, where one of his students was Konrad Johann Martin Langenbeck (1776–1851). His son, Adam Kaspar Hesselbach (1788–1856) was also a surgeon. As a surgeon, Hesselbach is best known for his work with hernia operations. He was the first to describe a handful of anatomical structures, such as the cribriform fascia (Hesselbach's fascia), interfoveolar ligament (Hesselbach's ligament) and the inguinal triangle (Hesselbach's triangle). Source: Wikipedia (en)
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