Nationality German Institutions University of Tubingen Name Burchard Mauchart Known for Ophthalmology | Fields Anatomist and surgeon Alma mater University of Tubingen Education University of Tubingen Notable students Philipp Friedrich Gmelin | |
Doctoral advisor Elias Rudolph Camerarius Jr. Doctoral students Philipp Friedrich Gmelin Died April 11, 1751, Tubingen, Germany Academic advisor Elias Rudolph Camerarius Jr. | ||
Burchard David Mauchart (19 April 1696 – 11 April 1751) was professor of anatomy and surgery at the University of Tubingen, Germany, and a pioneer in the field of ophthalmology. In 1748 he became one of the first to document the eye disorder now known as keratoconus. His surviving works are now to be found in the form of theses by his students.
He obtained his Lic. Med. degree in 1722 at the University of Tubingen. Mauchart also studied for two years in Paris from 1718-1720 under the oculist Woolhouse.
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