Friedrich-Christian Rosenthal: surgeon and anatomist.

Full Abstract

Friedrich-Christian Rosenthal was a prominent German anatomist and surgeon. He was born in Greifswald, Germany on June 3, 1780. In his time, he was best known for his work on the olfactory system and ichthyology. However, his late work also led to his description of the eponymous canal in the cochlea and basal cerebral vein. After an itinerant academic, military, and professional career, he died of tuberculosis in Greifswald on December 5, 1829, working to the end on an unfinished treatise on the anatomy of the brain and cranial nerves.

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Author information

Author/s: Binder, Devin K (DK); Clusmann, Hans (H); Schaller, Carlo (C);

Affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California , USA dbinder(-atsign-)uci.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article

Journal: Neurosurgery (Neurosurgery), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Dec; vol 59 (issue 6) : pp 1328-33

Dates: Created 2007/02/05; Completed 2007/02/28; Revised 2007/03/29;

PMID: 17277697, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Animals
Cerebral Veins - anatomy & histology
Cochlea - anatomy & histology
Germany
History, 18th Century

History, 19th Century
Humans
Military Medicine - history
Neuroanatomy - history
Neurosurgery - history

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