August von Froriep
August von Froriep (September 10, 1849 – October 11, 1917) was a German anatomist born in Weimar.
He studied medicine in Leipzig, and after earning his doctorate in 1874, he became an assistant to Christian Wilhelm Braune (1831–1892). Later he was a prosector and eventually a professor at the University of Tübingen. Following his death in 1917, he was succeeded by Martin Heidenhain (1864-1949) as professor of anatomy at Tübingen. He was the son of anatomist and publisher Robert Friedrich Froriep (1804-1861).
Froriep specialized in studies involving the development and biological morphology of the head and vertebra. His name is lent to "Froriep's ganglion", which is a temporary group of nerve cells associated with the hypoglossal nerve of an embryo.
In 1911, Froriep claimed to have identified the "famous" skull of poet Friedrich von Schiller from a mass gravesite, of which he published an article titled Die Schädel Friedrich von Schillers und des Dichters Begräbnisstätte. However, there are detractors to Froriep's claim, and as of late-2007 the authenticity of the skull remains unproven.
Selected writings
- Anatomie für Künstler. Kurzgefasstes Lehrbuch der Anatomie, Mechanik, Mimik und Proportionslehre des menschlichen Körpers, 7th edition 1937.
- Der Schädel Friedrich von Schillers und des Dichters Begräbnisstätte (The skull of Friedrich Schiller and the poet's burial place), 1913
- Schädel, Totenmaske und lebendes Antlitz des Hoffräuleins Luise von Göchhausen (Skull, death mask and the face of the maid of honor Luise von Göchhausen), 1917
References
- August von Froriep @ Who Named It
- URSULA SAUTTER (2007-07-26). "Schiller Skull Mystery". Time Magazine. Retrieved 2008-08-08.