Christian Heinrich Bünger (11 October 1782 – 8 December 1842) was professor of anatomy and was the first
surgeon
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to introduce
rhinoplasty.
Education
He received his MD in c. 1805 from the
University of Helmstedt under
Justus Ferdinand Christian Loder and
Gottfried Christoph Beireis.
Career
Bünger was professor of
anatomy at the
University of Marburg. He was an expert and innovator in operations on the
nerve
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,
lymph, and
arterial systems, especially
arterial ligations. He was the first to work out the exact natural positions of the
auditory apparatus of animals and humans. Bünger was also a specialist in
plastic surgery, especially of the nose and eyelids. He was the first to introduce
rhinoplasty. In 1817 Bünger performed the first full thickness
Skin grafting.
References
* Jasper Hein, ''Christian Heinrich Bünger 1782-1842 Anatom und Chirurg in Marburg'', Brosch., Einband lt. fleckig, sonst gt. Zustand., 467 S. Zur Geschichte der Anatomie und Chirurgie. Zahlr. Abb., Tabellen, Faksimile, Mannheim, 1976.
* ''Biographisches Lexikon der hervorragenden Ärzte'', Urban & Schwarzenberg, 1962, vol. 1, pp. 758–759.
* ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'', Duncker & Humblot, 1967-1971 Reprint, vol. 3, p. 540.
* ''Neuer Nekrolog der Deutschen'', 1842, vol. 20(part2), pp. 836–839.
External links
Bünger library and museum
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German anatomists
German surgeons
Physicians from Braunschweig
People from the Duchy of Brunswick
1782 births
1842 deaths
Academic staff of the University of Marburg
University of Helmstedt alumni