Franz Kaspar Hesselbach
Franz Kaspar Hesselbach
Born	January 27, 1759 [Hammelburg]]
Died	July 24, 1816
Nationality	Germany
Fields	surgeon anatomist
Influences	Karl Kaspar von Siebold
Influenced	Konrad Johann Martin Langenbeck

Franz Kaspar Hesselbach (January 27, 1759 – July 24, 1816) was a German surgeon and anatomist who was a native of Hammelburg. He was a pupil, and later Prosector under Karl Kaspar von Siebold (1736–1807) at Würzburg. Later Hesselbach was a lecturer at Würzburg, where one of his students was Konrad Johann Martin Langenbeck (1776–1851). His son, Adam Kaspar Hesselbach (1788–1856) 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 (Hesselbach's fascia), interfoveolar ligament (Hesselbach's ligament) and the inguinal triangle (Hesselbach's triangle).

[edit] Selected writings

• Anatomisch-chirurgische Abhandlung über den Urspurng der Leistenbrüche. Würzburg, Baumgärtner, 1806. (Hesselbach’s fascia, ligament and triangle described).
• Neueste anatomisch-pathologische Untersuchungen über den Ursprung und das Fortschreiten der Keisten- und Schenkelbrüche. Würzburg, Staheliano, 1814. (Latest Anatomic-Pathologic Investigations Concerning the Origin and Progress of Inguinal and Femoral Ruptures).

[edit] References

• Tubbs, R Shane; Gribben Walter B, Loukas Marios, Shoja Mohammadali M, Tubbs Kevin O, Oakes W Jerry (Nov. 2008). "Franz Kaspar Hesselbach (1759--1816): anatomist and surgeon". World journal of surgery (United States) 32 (11): 2527–9. doi:10.1007/s00268-008-9703-9. ISSN 0364-2313. PMID 18758855. 
• Franz Kaspar Hesselbach @ Who Named It

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