# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/hermann-snellen
# Generated: 2026-08-13T06:39:04.828Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/hermann-snellen"
name: "Hermann Snellen"
slug: "hermann-snellen"
description: "Herman Snellen was a Dutch ophthalmologist who in 1862 introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity. He took over directorship of the Netherlands Hospital for Eye Patients, after Franciscus Donders. He was elected an International Member of the American Philosophical Society in 1894."
tagline: "Dutch ophthalmologist (1834-1908)"
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birthDate: "1834-02-19"
deathDate: "1908-01-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump