Friedrich August von Ammon: Biography, Facts and Career

Friedrich August von Ammon (10 September 1799 – 18 May 1861) was a German surgeon and ophthalmologist born in Göttingen. He was the son of theologian Christoph Friedrich von Ammon (1766–1850). He studied medicine at the Universities of Göttingen and Leipzig and, following an educational journey through Germany and Paris, he settled in Dresden in 1823 as a physician. Here, his primary focus was surgical and surgical-anatomical duties. In 1828, he attained the title of professor, becoming director of the surgical-medical academy in Dresden. In 1837, he was named royal physician to Friedrich August II, King of Saxony. Known for his work in ophthalmology, he was instrumental in making Dresden a center of ophthalmic learning during his lifetime. In 1830, he founded Zeitschrift für die Ophthalmologie (lit. Journal of Opthalmology), an early journal devoted to ophthalmology. In his prize-winning book, De Iritide (1835), he made contributions to investigations of iritis and sympathetic ophthalmia. His most ambitious written effort in the field of ophthalmology was Klinische Darstellung der Krankheiten und Bildungsfehler des menschlichen Auges (Clinical Presentation of Diseases and Developmental Defects of the Human Eye), a monograph published in 1947. It was acclaimed for its comprehensive treatment of eye disease, as well as for its superb hand-colored illustrations and descriptions of congenital eye anomalies. One of Ammon's earlier works was an 1823 impartial comparative study between French and German surgery titled Vergleich zwischen französischer und deutscher Chirurgie (Comparison between French and German Surgery). In 1842, he co-authored a significant book on plastic surgery, Die plastische Chirurgie (Plastic Surgery).

Quick facts about Friedrich August von Ammon

• Full name: Friedrich August von Ammon
• Born: 1799-09-10
• Nationality: Kingdom of Hanover
• Known as: Author
• Wikidata ID: Q214087

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