Karl Gustav Himly (30 April 1772 – 22 March 1837) was a German

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and

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 ...

from Braunschweig. He studied medicine at the University of Würzburg under Carl Caspar von Siebold (1736–1807), and at the University of Göttingen with

August Gottlieb Richter August Gottlieb Richter (13 April 1742 – 23 July 1812) was a German surgeon, born in Zörbig, Saxony. Biography Richter received his doctorate from the University of Göttingen in 1764, and spent most of his subsequent career in Göttingen as ...

(1742–1812). In 1795 he became a professor at the hospital in Braunschweig, and in 1801 succeeded Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland (1762–1836) as professor of medicine at the hospital in Jena. From 1803 he was a professor of surgery at the University of Göttingen, where he worked with

Konrad Johann Martin Langenbeck Konrad Johann Martin Langenbeck (5 December 1776 – 24 January 1851) was a German surgeon, ophthalmologist and anatomist who was a native of Horneburg. Biography Langenbeck studied medicine at Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, and in 1802 ...

(1776–1851), and his former teacher, August Richter. In 1809, Himly was instrumental in establishing a new hospital in Göttingen. Among his better known students were

Karl Friedrich Heusinger Karl Friedrich Heusinger (28 February 1792 – 5 May 1883) was a German pathologist who was a native of Farnroda. He studied medicine in Jena and Marburg, and afterwards was an assistant to Karl Gustav Himly (1772–1837) at the University of ...

(1792–1883),

Christian Georg Theodor Ruete Christian Georg Theodor Ruete (2 May 1810 – 23 June 1867) was a German ophthalmologist born in Scharmbeck, Lower Saxony. In 1833 obtained his medical doctorate from the University of Göttingen, later serving as an assistant to Karl Gustav Him ...

(1810–1867) and

Friedrich August von Ammon Friedrich August von Ammon (10 September 1799 – 18 May 1861) was a German surgeon and ophthalmologist born in Göttingen. He was the son of theologian Christoph Friedrich von Ammon (1766–1850). He studied medicine at the Universities of Gött ...

(1799–1861). Himly was a pioneer in the field of ophthalmology, and is credited for introducing the scientific application of mydriatics into European medicine. In addition, he performed early investigations involving the possibilities of

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Academician V.P. Filatov and the problems of corneal transplantation In 1802, with Johann Adam Schmidt (1759–1809), he began publication of "''Ophthalmologische Bibliothek''", a journal that became the first magazine dedicated to ophthalmic medicine in Germany. From 1809 until 1814, he published the "''Journal für praktische Heilkunde''" with Christoph Hufeland. Himly died in Göttingen in 1837. His son, Ernst August Wilhelm Himly (1800–1881), was a noted

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translated biography @ Meyers Konversations-Lexikon * {{DEFAULTSORT:Himly, Karl Gustav 1772 births 1837 deaths Physicians from the Holy Roman Empire German ophthalmologists German surgeons Physicians from Braunschweig Physicians from the Duchy of Brunswick University of Würzburg alumni University of Göttingen alumni Academic staff of the University of Göttingen Academic staff of the University of Jena