Franciscus Donders

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Franciscus Cornelis Donders
Franciscus Cornelis Donders
Born	27 May 1818 Tilburg, Netherlands
Died	24 March 1889(1889-03-24) (aged 70) Utrecht, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Known for	Eye disease
Scientific career
Fields	ophthalmology
Institutions	Utrecht University

Franciscus (Franz) Cornelius Donders FRS FRSE (27 May 1818 – 24 March 1889) was a Dutch ophthalmologist. During his career, he was a professor of physiology in Utrecht, and was internationally regarded as an authority on eye diseases, directing the Netherlands Hospital for Eye Patients. Along with Graefe and Helmholtz, he was one of the primary founders of scientific ophthalmology.