Hermann David Weber

Herman David Weber

Hermann David Weber by Hubert von Herkomer, 1902
Born (1823-12-30)30 December 1823
Holzkirchen, Germany
Died 11 November 1918(1918-11-11) (aged 94)
London, England
Nationality GER
 ENG
Fields Medicine
Known for Weber's syndrome

Sir Herman David Weber FRCP[1] (30 December 1823 – 11 November 1918) was a German physician who practised medicine in England. Weber's syndrome is named after him.[2][3]

Weber was an avid coin collector, and assembled a significant collection of Greek coins.[4] His son, Frederick Parkes Weber, was also a physician and coin collector.

References

  1. ↑ Welch, Charles, ed. (1905). London at the Opening of the Twentieth Century. Brighton: W. T. Pike & Co. p. 195.
  2. ↑ Weber's paralysis at Who Named It?
  3. ↑ Fred Ashley White (2009). Physical Signs in Medicine and Surgery: An Atlas of Rare, Lost and Forgotten Physical Signs. Museum Press Books. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-4415-0828-7.
  4. ↑ Forrer, L. (1922). The Weber Collection. Retrieved 22 May 2015.

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