Rudolf Berlin
| Rudolf August Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Berlin | |
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| Born |
2 May 1833 Friedland (Mecklenburg), Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation |
| Died | 12 September 1897 (aged 64) Linthal, Glarus, Switzerland |
| Resting place | , Germany |
| Other names | Rudolph Berlin |
| Residence | Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Fields | Ophthalmology |
| Institutions |
Technical College of Stuttgart Veterinary School, Stuttgart |
| Alma mater |
University of Göttingen University of Würzburg University of Erlangen Charité, Berlin |
| Known for | Coining the term dyslexia |
| Spouse | Dorothea Berlin |
Rudolf August Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Berlin (2 May 1833 – 12 September 1897), also known as Rudolph Berlin, was a German ophthalmologist.
Rudolf Berlin was born to August Berlin (1803–1880), a physician, and his wife Amalie (née Runge, 1808–1884) in Friedland (Mecklenburg). His grandfather, George Ludwig Berlin (1772–1823), had been a mayor of that city.
Rudolf Berlin attended the Gymnasium in his native city and took his Abitur on 29 September 1853. He then studied medicine in Göttingen, Würzburg, and Erlangen, and ophthalmology under Albrecht von Graefe at the Charité in Berlin. Rudolf Berlin was a member of the Corps Hannovera Göttingen and Nassovia Würzburg. After completing his studies he became an assistant to Alexander Pagenstecher in Wiesbaden and at the surgical clinic in Tübingen. In 1861 he set up an eye clinic in Stuttgart.
In 1870 he completed a habilitation in physiological optics at the Technical College of Stuttgart. In 1875, he became professor of comparative ophthalmology at the Veterinary School in Stuttgart. Berlin was the first to systematically conduct comparative ophthalmology. Since 1882 he published the Zeitschrift für vergleichende Augenheilkunde (Journal of Comparative Ophthalmology); in that journal he published his work on the physical-optical construction of the horse's eye. In 1884 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina academy of sciences.
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