Franz Christoph von Rothmund (28 December 1801 in Dettelbach – 30 November 1891 in

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) was a German surgeon. He was the father of ophthalmologist

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(1830–1906). He studied medicine with

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(1770–1841),

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(1782–1860) and

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(1793–1864) at the

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, and under

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(1787–1840) at the

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. From 1823, he served as court physician in

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, later performing similar duties in

Volkach Volkach is a town in the district of Kitzingen in the ''Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken'' (Lower Franconia) in Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the river Main and has a population of around 8,700. History Located outside the town but inside the mu ...

. In 1843 he became a professor at the

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, later attaining the title of ''Obermedicinalrath''. Rothmund is known for his work involving "

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" of

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s. He retired from medicine in 1871, and at the time of his death was considered the "doyen of German surgeons".

Written works

* ''Dissertatio inauguralis de oscitatione'', 1824 * ''Ueber Radical-Operation beweglicher Leistenbrüche : mit 8 Kupfertafeln'', 1853.World Cat Identities
(publications)

References

Wikisource
@ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie {{DEFAULTSORT:Rothmund, Franz Christoph von Academic staff of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 1801 births 1891 deaths German surgeons German untitled nobility People from Kitzingen (district)