Bernhard Siegfried Albinus

Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (originally Weiss; 24 February 1697 – 9 September 1770) was a German-born Dutch anatomist. He served a professor of medicine at the University of Leiden like his father Bernhard Albinus (1653–1721). He also published a large-format artistic atlas of human anatomy, with engravings made by Jan Wandelaar.

For his father, see Bernhardus Albinus.

Bernhard Siegfried Albinus

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Drawn after the original Portrait of Carel Isaak de Moor, and engraved by Ambroise Tardieu
Born
Bernhard Siegfried Weiss

(1697-02-24)24 February 1697
Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
Died9 September 1770(1770-09-09) (aged 73)
Leiden, Netherlands
NationalityGerman
EducationLeiden University
Scientific career
FieldsAnatomy
InstitutionsLeiden University
Doctoral studentsGerard van Swieten
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