Georg Ludwig Kobelt

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Georg Ludwig Kobelt (March 12, 1804 - May 18, 1857) was a German anatomist from Baden. He learned medicine at the University of Heidelberg, where he studied under Friedrich Tiedemann (1781-1861). He received his doctorate in 1833 and subsequently became prosector at Heidelberg. In 1841 he became prosector at the University of Freiburg and in 1847 a professor of anatomy.

Kobelt is remembered for his studies in sexual anatomy. In 1844 he published the influential Die männlichen und weiblichen Wollust-Organe des Menschen und einiger Säugetiere (The male and female organs of sexual arousal in man and some other mammals). Kobelt is credited for providing the first comprehensive and accurate description concerning the anatomy of the clitoris.

The eponymous Kobelt's tubules are named after him. These are remnants of the mesonephric tubules in the female, which are contained within the epoophoron. These remnants are sometimes referred to as Wolffian tubules; named after Caspar Friedrich Wolff (1733-1774).

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia