Burchard Mauchart, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Burchard Mauchart

German anatomist and surgeon

Date of Birth: 19-Apr-1696

Place of Birth: Marbach am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 11-Apr-1751

Profession: university teacher, ophthalmologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Burchard David Mauchart (19 April 1696 – 11 April 1751) was professor of anatomy and surgery at the University of Tübingen, Germany, and a pioneer in the field of ophthalmology.
In 1748 he became one of the first to document the eye disorder now known as keratoconus.
His surviving works are now to be found in the form of theses by his students. He obtained his Lic.
Med.
degree in 1722 at the University of Tübingen.
Mauchart also studied for two years in Paris from 1718-1720 under the oculist Woolhouse.