Franz Kaspar Hesselbach
Franz Kaspar Hesselbach was a German surgeon and anatomist who was a native of Hammelburg.
He was a pupil, and later Prosector under Karl Kaspar von Siebold at Würzburg. Later Hesselbach was a lecturer at Würzburg, where one of his students was Konrad Johann Martin Langenbeck. His son, Adam Kaspar Hesselbach was also a surgeon.
As a surgeon, Hesselbach is best known for his work with hernia operations. He was the first to describe a handful of anatomical structures, such as the cribriform fascia, interfoveolar ligament and the inguinal triangle.Selected writings
- Anatomisch-chirurgische Abhandlung über den Ursprung der Leistenbrüche. Würzburg, Baumgärtner, 1806..
- Neueste anatomisch-pathologische Untersuchungen über den Ursprung und das Fortschreiten der Leisten- und Schenkelbrüche. Würzburg, Staheliano, 1814..
