Jan van der Hoeve

Jan van der Hoeve (13 April 1878, Santpoort – 26 April 1952, Leiden) was a Dutch ophthalmologist. He is recognised for his concept of the phakomatoses, often called neurocutaneous syndromes.

Van der Hoeve graduated from the University of Leyden and received his doctorate at the University of Bern. He became professor of ophthalmology at the University of Groningen and later the University of Leiden. Van der Hoeve was elected president of the Physical Section of the Royal Dutch Academy of Science in 1932.

Papers

• Van der Hoeve J (1920). "Eye symptoms in tuberous sclerosis of the brain". Trans Ophthalmol Soc UK 40: 329–334. 

See also

• Timeline of tuberous sclerosis

References

• Enersen, Ole Daniel. "Jan van der Hoeve". Who Named It?. Retrieved 2007-07-13.