title: Heinrich August Wrisberg (1736-1808): physician and anatomist.
abstract: The German Heinrich August Wrisberg made significant contributions to anatomical knowledge during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. However, very little is known of this early European physician and anatomist. Wrisberg was considered an excellent anatomist and wrote several textbooks in the field. Using standard computer search engines, this report reviews the known literature on this historic figure and notes his multiple contributions to the study of human morphology.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama.
authors.forename: R Shane
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tubbs
authors.forename: Dipti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Padmalayam
authors.forename: Mohammadali M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Shoja
authors.forename: Marios
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loukas
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000266:history*; D005858:Germany; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans