Martin Münz (5 November 1785 – 18 March 1848) was a German
anatomist born in
Bamberg
Bamberg (, , ; East Franconian: ''Bambärch'') is a town in Upper Franconia, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main. The town dates back to the 9th century, when its name was derived from the nearby ' castle. C ...
.
In 1812 he obtained his
medical doctorate from the
University of Landshut, where in 1814 he earned his habilitation, later becoming an associate professor (1821). Afterwards, he relocated to the
University of Würzburg as a professor of
anatomy, a position he maintained until his death in 1848. Two of his better known students were
Johann Lukas Schönlein (1793-1864) and
Franz Leydig
Franz von Leydig, also Franz Leydig (; 21 May 1821 – 13 April 1908), was a German zoologist and comparative anatomist."Franz von Leydig" (biography), Ole Daniel Enerson, 2006, WhoNamedIt.coWNI-675-Leydig
Life
Franz Leydig was born on 21 May 1 ...
(1821-1908).
His best known written effort was "''Handbuch der Anatomie des menschlichen Körpers''" (Anatomical textbook of the human body), being published in five parts between 1815 and 1836.
* Books about Martin Münz:
* ''Martin Münz: Professor der Anatomie in Würzburg (1829-1849): zugleich ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des Theatrum anatomicum'' by Gisela Kirchhoff (1964).
References
Wikisourcetranslated biography @
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
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People from Bamberg
Academic staff of the University of Würzburg
1785 births
1849 deaths
German anatomists
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