Anton Nuhn
Johann Anton Nuhn (born June 21, 1814 in Schriesheim near Heidelberg , † June 27, 1889 in Heidelberg) was a German anatomist .
Life
Anton Nuhn studied medicine in Heidelberg . One of his professors was Friedrich Tiedemann . In 1838 he received his doctorate in Heidelberg and in 1841 private lecturer in anatomy. From 1844 to 1849 he was prosector and then associate professor at the Anatomical Institute in Heidelberg . In 1872 he became honorary professor of anatomy in Heidelberg. He was a member of the Society of German Natural Scientists and Doctors . In Heidelberg he was a member of the Masonic Lodge Ruprecht zu den five Rosen . In 1857/58 and between 1861 and 1863 he officiated as master of the chair .
Nuhn is one of the namesake of the Blandin Nuhn gland in the tip of the tongue, which he is considered to have discovered. The processus vaginalis fasciae transversalis is named after Nuhn as Nuhn-Fascial funnel .
Works (selection)
- Comparative anatomy textbook. Carl Winters University Bookstore, Heidelberg 1878.
- Textbook of practical anatomy, as a guide to dissecting in the Secirsaale. Enke, Stuttgart 1882.
- About the connection of the blood vessels with the veins. In: Archive for Anatomy, Physiology and Scientific Medicine , Jg. 1848, pp. 173–181.
- Via a gland inside the tip of the tongue not yet described in detail . Bassermann, Mannheim 1845.
literature
- Werner Linß, Jochen Fanghänel (Ed.): Histology, cytology, general histology, microscopic anatomy . Verlag Walter DeGruyter, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-11-014032-2 .
- Walter Graumann: Compact Textbook Anatomy, Vol. 2 . Schattauer Verlag, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-794-52062-9 .
- Heinz-Peter Schmiedebach : Nuhn, Anton. In: Werner E. Gerabek , Bernhard D. Haage, Gundolf Keil , Wolfgang Wegner (eds.): Enzyklopädie Medizingeschichte. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-015714-4 , p. 1058.
- Volker Schumpelick : Hernias . 4th edition Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-131-17364-5 .
Web links
- Heidelberg University Library: Johann Anton Nuhn (1814-1889) . Heidelberg 2015.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Members of the Society of German Natural Scientists and Doctors 1857
- ↑ Anton Nuhn: About a gland not yet described in detail inside the tip of the tongue . Bassermann Verlag, Mannheim 1845.
- ↑ Werner Linß, Jochen Fanghänel (Ed.): Histologie , p. 332.
- ↑ Walter Graumann: Compact Textbook Anatomy, Vol. 2 , p 77th
- ↑ Volker Schumpelick: Hernien , p. 12.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nuhn, Anton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nuhn, Johann Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German anatomist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schriesheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 1889 |
| Place of death | Heidelberg |