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Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach

German surgeon, Würzburg/Paris/Berlin, 1792 - 1847, born in Königsberg, died in Berlin

Dieffenbach specialised very early on in plastic surgery, especially rhinoplasty. As senior consultant in the surgical department of the Berlin Charité he directed his interest towards subcutaneous operations such as tenotomy and other orthopaedic complaints. He also carried out research on blood transfusion, stuttering and squints.

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