Henri Dor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henri Dor

Swiss Esperantist (1835-1912)

Date of Birth: 04-Oct-1835

Place of Birth: Vevey, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland

Date of Death: 28-Oct-1912

Profession: Esperantist, university teacher, ophthalmologist

Nationality: Switzerland, France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Henri Dor (4 October 1835, in Vevey – 28 October 1912, in Lyon) was a Swiss ophthalmologist. He studied medicine at the University of Zürich, then furthered his education in ophthalmology at Vienna, Berlin, Paris, London, Edinburgh and Utrecht.
From 1860 he worked as an ophthalmologist in this hometown of Vevey, then in 1867 was named a professor of ophthalmology at the University of Bern.
In 1876 he resigned his professorship and opened a private clinic in Lyon.With Edouard Meyer he founded the journal Revue générale d'Ophtamologie.
He was also a founder of the Société d'Ophtalmologie de Heidelberg.
In 1881 he became a member of the Société d'anthropologie de Lyon, serving as its president in 1898 and 1909.
He was the author of numerous articles on clinical ophthalmology and on the physiology of vision.
He was fluent in several languages, including Esperanto.
In 1908 he was chosen as the first president of the Tutmonda Esperantista Kuracista Asocio (World Esperanto Medical Association).