Anton Nuhn
Anton Nuhn (June 21, 1814,
anatomist
.
He studied medicine at the
University of Heidelberg, where he was a student of Friedrich Tiedemann (1781–1861). In 1842 he was a lecturer at Heidelberg, and shortly afterwards worked as prosector. In 1849 he became an associate professor at the institute of anatomy
in Heidelberg, and in 1872 received the title of honorary professor.
"Nuhn's glands", also known as
frenulum
.
His most popular written work was an 1878 textbook on comparative anatomy titled Lehrbuch der vergleichenden Anatomie.
References
- Antiquariat für Medizin (biographical information, translated from German)
- Mondofacto Dictionary[permanent dead link] (definition of eponym)
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