Friedrich Wilhelm Hensing (17 April 1719 – 9 November 1745), born in Giessen, was a German professor of medicine and anatomy at the University of Giessen.[1]
Friedrich Wilhelm Hensing | |
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| Born | 17 April 1719 |
| Died | 9 November 1745 (aged 26) |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | The phrenicocolic ligament is called Hensing's ligament after his death. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine ،Anatomy |
| Institutions | University of Giessen |
The phrenicocolic ligament is called Hensing's ligament after him.[1][2]
Life
editHensing was a son of John Thomas Hensing, and his wife is Maria Juliana, the daughter of Friedrich Nitsch, the Hessian Court Assessors at the Law Faculty and Vice-Chancellor of University of Giessen.[3]
Publications
edit- Dissertatio Inauguralis De Peritonaeo. Lammers, 1742.
- Denkmahl der Liebe. Hammer, 1744, 4 Seiten
References
edit- ^ a b "Friedrich W. Hensing". TheFreeDictionary.com.
- ^ "Hensing ligament". TheFreeDictionary.com.
- ^ Donald B. Tower: Hensing: Der erste Hirnchemiker. Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Kurzfassung des Buches: Donald B. Tower: Hensing, 1719 - An Account of the First Chemical Examination of the Brain and the Discovery of Phosphorus Therein. Set against the background of Europe in the 17th and early 18th centuries. A Source Book in the History of Neurochemistry. New York 1983. Die Übersetzung der englischen Kurzfassung besorgte Jost Benedum, Institut für Geschichte der Medizin der Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen.