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Franciscus Donders

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Dutch ophthalmologist (1818-1889)

DoctorsLived 1818 to 1889 · aged 70
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Franciscus (Frans) Cornelis Donders FRS FRSE was a Dutch ophthalmologist. During his career, he was a professor of physiology in Utrecht, and was internationally regarded as an authority on eye diseases, directing the Netherlands Hospital for Eye Patients.

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1875Honorary doctor of Leiden University
1866Foreign Member of the Royal Society
Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion

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Franciscus (Frans) Cornelis Donders FRS FRSE was a Dutch ophthalmologist. During his career, he was a professor of physiology in Utrecht, and was internationally regarded as an authority on eye diseases, directing the Netherlands Hospital for Eye Patients. Along with Graefe and Helmholtz, he was one of the primary founders of scientific ophthalmology.

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Lived 1818 to 1889 · aged 70
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