Edwin Theodor Saemisch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edwin Theodor Saemisch

German ophthalmologist

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1833

Place of Birth: Luckau, Brandenburg, Germany

Date of Death: 29-Sep-1909

Profession: university teacher, ophthalmologist

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Edwin Theodor Saemisch (30 September 1833, Luckau – 29 September 1909, Bonn) was a German ophthalmologist born in Luckau. In 1858 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Berlin, afterwards serving as an assistant to Albrecht von Graefe (1828-1870) in Berlin, and to Alexander Pagenstecher (1828-1879) in Wiesbaden.
In 1867 he became an associate professor at the University of Bonn, and in 1873 attained the title of "full professor". Saemisch specialized in eye disorders, particularly diseases of the conjuctiva, sclera and cornea.
He is credited for providing descriptions of vernal conjunctivitis and a type of corneal ulcer called "ulcus serpens corneae".
With Alfred Carl Graefe (1830-1899), a cousin of Albrecht von Graefe, he was co-editor of a multi-volume manual on ophthalmology titled Handbuch der gesammten Augenheilkunde.