August von Froriep

August von Froriep (September 10, 1849 - October 11, 1917) was a German anatomist who was born in Weimar. He studied medicine in Leipzig, and after earning his doctorate in 1874, he became an assistant to Christian Wilhelm Braune (1831-1892). Later he was a prosector and eventually a professor at the University of Tübingen. Following his death in 1917, he was succeeded by Martin Heidenhain (1864-1949) as professor of anatomy at Tübingen. He was the son of anatomist and publisher Robert Friedrich Froriep (1804-1861).

Froriep specialized in studies involving the development and biological morphology of the head and vertebra. His name is lent to "Froriep's ganglion", which is a temporary group of nerve cells associated with the hypoglossal nerve of an embryo.

In 1911, Froriep claimed to have identified the "famous" skull of poet Friedrich von Schiller from a mass gravesite, of which he published an article titled "Die Schädel Friedrich von Schillers und des Dichters Begräbnisstätte". However, there are detractors to Froriep's claim, and as of late-2007 the authenticity of the skull remains unproven.

References

* [http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/3248.html Who Named It?, August von Froriep]
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author=URSULA SAUTTER
title=Schiller Skull Mystery
date=2007-07-26
work=Time Magazine
url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1647246,00.html?TB_iframe=true&height=500&width=750
accessdate=2008-08-08