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Gerhard Meyer-Schwickerath

German scientist · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1920 to 1992 · aged 71

Gerhard Rudolph Edmund Meyer-Schwickerath was a German ophthalmologist, university lecturer and researcher. He is known as the father of light coagulation which was the predecessor to many eye surgeries.

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1992Died20 February 19921989State Prize of North Rhine-WestphaliaAward1986Graefe medalAwardOrder of Merit of North Rhine-WestphaliaAward1981Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1920Born10 September 1920

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State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia1989
Graefe medal1986
Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia1986
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1981
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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Country
Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 1992 · aged 71

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