Georg Joseph Beer Scientist

Georg Joseph Beer (23 December 1763 – 11 April 1821) was an Austrian ophthalmologist. He is credited with introducing a flap operation for treatment of cataracts (Beer's operation), as well as popularizing the instrument used to perform the surgery (Beer's knife).

Personal facts

Georg Joseph Beer
Birth dateDecember 23, 1763
Birth place
Vienna , Habsburg Monarchy , Austria
Nationality
Austria
Date of deathApril 11, 1821
Place of death
Vienna , Austrian Empire , Austria
Residence
Austria
Education
University of Vienna
Known for
Beer's operation

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Scientist

doctoral advisor
doctoral student
Philipp Franz von Walther
Field of study
Ophthalmology

Topical connections

Carl Auer von WelsbachScientist
Heinrich KaanScientist
Ernst Fuchs Scientist

Georg Joseph Beer on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://neurotree.org/neurotree/peopleinfo.php?pid=5943
  2. http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/830.html