Burchard Mauchart

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Burchard David Mauchart
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Born 1696
Germany
Died 1751
Germany
Residence Germany
Nationality German
Field Anatomist and surgeon
Institution University of Tübingen
Alma mater University of Tübingen
Academic advisor Elias Rudolph Camerarius Jr.
Notable students Philipp Friedrich Gmelin
Known for Ophthalmology

Burchard David Mauchart (1696-1751) was professor of anatomy and surgery at the University of Tübingen, 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 Tübingen. Mauchart also studied for two years in Paris from 1718-1720 under the oculist Woolhouse.

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