Christian Heinrich Bünger Explained

Christian Bünger
Birth Date:11 October 1782
Birth Place:Braunschweig
Death Place:Marburg
Nationality:German
Fields:Anatomist and surgeon
Workplaces:University of Marburg
Alma Mater:University of Helmstedt
Doctoral Advisor:Justus Christian Loder
Gottfried Christoph Beireis
Doctoral Students:Franz Ludwig Fick
Known For:Rhinoplasty

Christian Heinrich Bünger (11 October 1782 – 8 December 1842) was professor of anatomy and was the first surgeon to introduce rhinoplasty.[1]

Education

He received his MD in c. 1805 from the University of Helmstedt under Justus Ferdinand Christian Loder and Gottfried Christoph Beireis.

Career

Bünger was professor of anatomy at the University of Marburg. He was an expert and innovator in operations on the nerve, lymph, and arterial systems, especially arterial ligations. He was the first to work out the exact natural positions of the auditory apparatus of animals and humans. Bünger was also a specialist in plastic surgery, especially of the nose and eyelids. He was the first to introduce rhinoplasty. In 1817 Bünger performed the first full thickness Skin grafting.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hamilton, David. A History of Organ Transplantation: Ancient Legends to Modern Practice. 2012. University of Pittsburgh Pre. 9780822977841. 61. en.
  2. Book: Klasen, H. J.. History of Free Skin Grafting: Knowledge or Empiricism?. 2012-12-06. Springer Science & Business Media. 9783642816536. 12. en.