Hans Finsterer (June 24, 1877 in

Weng im Innkreis Weng im Innkreis is a municipality in the district of Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Geography Weng lies on the western edge of the Innviertel The Innviertel (literally German for "Inn Quarter"; officially called the '' ...

– November 4, 1955 in Vienna) was an

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. He is known for the Hofmeister-Finsterer operationHofmeister-Finsterer operation. whonamedit.com. URL
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