Ludwig Franz Alexander Winther

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Ludwig Franz Alexander Winther (March 9, 1812 - April 26, 1871) was a German pathologist and ophthalmologist who was a native of Offenbach am Main. From 1848-1867 he was an associate professor of general pathology and therapy at the University of Giessen, and from 1867 until 1871 was the first full professor of general pathology and pathological anatomy at Giessen. After his death in 1871, his position at Giessen was succeeded by Theodor Langhans (1839-1915).

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• Untersuchungen über den Bau der Hornhaut und des Flügelfelles (Studies on the construction of the cornea and the Flügelfelles), Gießen 1856
• Zur Gewebelehre der Menschenhornhaut (Lessons on human corneal tissue) in: Virchows Archiv, 1856, Band X, S. 506f.
• Lehrbuch der Augenheilkunde (Textbook of Ophthalmology), Gießen 1856
• Lehrbuch der allgemeinen pathologischen Anatomie der Gewebe des Menschen (Textbook of general Pathological-anatomy on the tissues of humans), Gießen 1860
• Experimentalstudien über die Pathologie des Flügelfelles (Experimental studies about the Pathology of Flügelfelles), 1866
• Vorträge bei den Versammlungen der Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte (Record of Meetings of the Society of German Naturalists and Physicians) 1861, 1864, 1867, 1868; (published in: Schmidt’s Jahrbücher, Bd. 114, Bd. 124, Bd. 136, Bd. 140)

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• This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.