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Franciscus Donders
Dutch ophthalmologist (1818-1889).
Life and work
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Dutch ophthalmologist (1818-1889).
Franciscus (Frans) Cornelis Donders FRS FRSE (27 May 1818 – 24 March 1889) 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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Achievements and distinctions
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Dutch ophthalmologist (1818-1889).
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Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
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Foreign Member of the Royal Society
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Honorary doctor of Leiden University
Career and education
Employers and institutions
Utrecht University
Memberships
Royal Society of London · Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences · Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony · Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences · Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences · American Academy of Arts and Sciences · French Academy of Sciences · Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei · Austrian Academy of Sciences · Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities · Russian Academy of Sciences · Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium
Leadership and official positions
rector of Utrecht University
Education
Utrecht University · Leiden University
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