Arthur Brückner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arthur Brückner

German university teacher (1877-1975)

Date of Birth: 24-Aug-1877

Place of Birth: Tartu, Livonia Governorate, Sweden

Date of Death: 29-Mar-1975

Profession: university teacher, ophthalmologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Arthur Brückner (24 August 1877, in Dorpat – 29 March 1975, in Basel) was a German-Swiss ophthalmologist, known for his research in sensory physiology and his studies involving the cytology of the eye.He studied medicine at several German universities, receiving his doctorate in 1904.
After graduation, he worked as an assistant to physiologist Ewald Hering at Leipzig University and ophthalmologist Carl von Hess at the University of Würzburg.
In 1910 he became an associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of Königsberg, and two years later moved to Berlin, where he worked closely with ophthalmologist Emil Krückmann.
In 1921 he became a full professor at the University of Jena, and in 1923 relocated to Basel as head of the university eye clinic.