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August Gottlieb Richter (1742-1812)
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| Born | April 13, 1742 Zörbig, Germany |
| Died | July 23, 1812 Göttingen, Germany |
| Residence | Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Fields | Surgeon |
| Institutions | University of Göttingen |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Doctoral advisor | Georg Gottlob Richter |
| Doctoral students | Justus Ferdinand Christian Loder |
| Known for | Richter's hernia |
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He is the nephew of Georg Gottlob Richter. |
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August Gottlieb Richter (April 13, 1742 – July 23, 1812) was a German surgeon born in Zörbig, Saxony-Anhalt.
He received his doctorate from Göttingen in 1764, and spent most of his career in Göttingen as a professor and surgeon. In 1771 he was appointed professor ordinarius (full professor).
Among his better known writings was a seven volume work on surgery called Anfangsgründe der Wundarzneikunst. From 1771 until 1797 he was editor of the surgical journal, Chiurgische Bibliothek. Richter did extensive research in the field of ophthalmology, and in 1773 published an influential treatise on cataract extraction titled Abhandlung von der Ausziehung des grauen Stars.
The eponymous "Richter's hernia" was first described by him. This disorder is a strangulated hernia in which only part of the circumference of the bowel wall is affected. With this type of hernia there is an absence of intestinal blockage.
In 1774, Richter was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.