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Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring Scientist

Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring (28 January 1755 – 2 March 1830) was a German physician, anatomist, anthropologist, paleontologist and inventor. Sömmerring discovered the macula in the retina of the human eye. His investigations on the brain and the nervous system, on the sensory organs, on the embryo and its malformations, on the structure of the lungs, etc., made him one of the most important German anatomists.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 28, 1755
Birth place	Toruń
Nationality	Germany
Date of death	March 02, 1830
Place of death	Frankfurt
Education	University of Göttingen

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