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Albrecht von Graefe (ophthalmologist)

Albrecht von Graefe, German ophthalmologist and academic (died 1870)

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Born
May 22, 1828
Died
July 20, 1870
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1828

About Albrecht von Graefe (ophthalmologist)

Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Albrecht von Gräfe, often Anglicized to Graefe, was a Prussian pioneer of German ophthalmology. Graefe was born in Finkenheerd, Brandenburg, the son of Karl Ferdinand von Graefe (1787–1840). He was the father of the far right politician Albrecht von Graefe (1868–1933). Here, he founded a private institution for the treatment of eyes. In 1855 he founded the Archiv für Ophthalmologie, in which Carl Ferdinand von Arlt (1812–1887) and Franciscus Donders (1818–1889) collaborated. In 1863 he founded the Deutsche Ophtalmologische Gesellschaft.

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Albrecht von Graefe (ophthalmologist) timeline

  1. Graefe was born in Finkenheerd, Brandenburg, the son of Karl Ferdinand von Graefe (1787–1840).
  2. In 1855 he founded the Archiv für Ophthalmologie, in which Carl Ferdinand von Arlt (1812–1887) and Franciscus Donders (1818–1889) collaborated.
  3. In 1863 he founded the Deutsche Ophtalmologische Gesellschaft.
  4. He was the father of the far right politician Albrecht von Graefe (1868–1933).

The world when Albrecht von Graefe (ophthalmologist) was born

Albrecht von Graefe (ophthalmologist) was born in 1828. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1828

  • Best-selling bookNoah Webster publishes American Dictionary

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineAndrew Jackson elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst US railroad chartered (Baltimore & Ohio)
  • World population~1.08B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn Quincy Adams
  • U.S. population11.9M

1828 versus 2026

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Measure18282026
Population11.9M341 million

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