Christian Joseph Berres

1833 lithograph of Berres by Josef Kriehuber.

Christian Joseph Berres Edler von Perez (18 March 1796, Göding – 24 December 1844, Vienna) was an Austrian anatomist.

He studied surgery in Vienna, and soon afterwards served as a professor of anatomy at Lemberg. In 1831 he was appointed professor of anatomy at the University of Vienna.^[1]

Known for his work in microscopic anatomy, Berres was a pioneer of photomicrography, reportedly producing photomicrographs via the daguerreotype method as early as 1839.^[2]

Publications

• Praktische Erfahrungen über die Natur der Cholera in Lemberg und Behandlungsart derselben, 1831 - Practical experience on the nature of cholera in Lviv and its associated treatment.
• Anthropotomie; oder, Lehre von dem Baue des menschlichen Körpers, 1835-41 - Anthropotomy, instruction on the build of the human body.
• Anatomie der mikroskopischen Gebilde des menschlichen Körpers : Anatomia partium microscopica rum corporis humani, 1836-42 - The anatomy of microscopic structures in humans.
• "Anatomia microscopica corporis humani", 1837.^[3]

References

1. Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950 (short biography in German)
2. The History of Photomicrography - Microscopy-UK
3. WorldCat Search (publications)

External links

• UNT Digital Library The Art-Union and Photography, 1839-1854: The First Fifteen Years of Critical Engagement between Two Cultural Icons of Nineteenth-Century Britain.