Wiedersheim
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Robert Wiedersheim (1848–1923) was a German anatomist and comparative anatomist who served as the director of the Anatomical Institute at the University of Freiburg. His research focused on the vertebrate skeleton, particularly the skull and limbs, and he authored major works on amphibian anatomy. He also wrote a comprehensive comparative anatomy textbook and a book on human anatomy from a comparative perspective.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
WIEDERSHEIM, Robert (Robert Wiedersheim, 1848-1923), professor of anatomy and comparative anatomy at the University of Freiburg (Germany) and from 1883 to 1918 director of the Anatomical Institute there. Wiedersheim's research is devoted, mainly, to the skeleton of vertebrate animals (the skull and limbs); in addition, his large monographs on the anatomy of amphibians (Gymnophiona, Urodela, and Ranidae) are well known. His large course on the comparative anatomy of vertebrate animals, "Grundriss der vergleichenden Anatomie der Wirbeltiere" (Jena, 1884-1909), which contains a very complete index of literature, has become very widely known. His book "The Structure of Man from a Comparative-Anatomical Point of View" (translated into Russian, Moscow, 1900), in which a large number of facts from human anatomy and embryology are collected that elucidate the animal origin of man, is no less well known. VISUS, see Vision.
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“Wiedersheim.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/wiedersheim/