Arthur Brückner (24 August 1877, in

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– 29 March 1975, in

Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...

) was a German-Swiss

ophthalmologist Ophthalmology ( ) is a surgery, surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Followin ...

, known for his research in sensory physiology and his studies involving the

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of the eye.Brann - Einslin
/ edited by

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Deutsche Biographisches Enzyklopaedie He studied medicine at several German universities, receiving his doctorate in 1904. After graduation, he worked as an assistant to physiologist

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and ophthalmologist

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at the

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. In 1910 he became an associate professor of ophthalmology at the

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, and two years later moved to

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, where he worked closely with ophthalmologist Emil Krückmann. In 1921 he became a full professor at the

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, and in 1923 relocated to

as head of the university eye clinic.

Selected works

* ''Ueber Persistenz von Resten der Tunica vasculosa lentis'', 1906 – On persistence of remnants of the

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. * ''Cytologische Studien am menschlichen Auge'', 1919 – Cytological studies of the human eye. * ''Kurzes Handbuch der Ophthalmologie'' (with Franz Schieck, 7 volumes, 1930–32) – Manual of ophthalmology. * ''Optische Constanten (Elemente) Refraktion, Akkommodation'', 1963 – Optical constants (elements)

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, accommodation.HathiTrust Digital Library
(published works)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brückner, Arthur 1877 births 1975 deaths People from Tartu People from Kreis Dorpat Baltic-German people German ophthalmologists Swiss ophthalmologists Academic staff of the University of Basel Academic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin Academic staff of the University of Königsberg Emigrants from the Russian Empire to Switzerland