Albrecht von Graefe (ophthalmologist)

For the German politician, see Albrecht von Graefe (politician).

Albrecht von Gräfe
Born(1828-05-22)22 May 1828
Finkenheerd, Brandenburg
Died20 July 1870(1870-07-20) (aged 42)
Berlin, Brandenburg
NationalityPrussian
Alma materHumboldt University of Berlin
Known fortreatment of glaucoma
Scientific career
Fieldsophthalmology

Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Albrecht von Gräfe,[1] often Anglicized to Graefe[2] (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).

  1. ^ Baynes, T. S.; Smith, W. R., eds. (1880). "Gräfe, Albrecht von" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (9th ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
  2. ^ See the article on Ä.