Franz Kaspar Hesselbach

Franz Kaspar Hesselbach
Born	January 27, 1759 Hammelburg
Died	July 24, 1816 (1816-07-25) (aged 57)
Nationality	Germany
Scientific career
Fields	surgeon anatomist

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).

His son Adam Kaspar Hesselbach became a famous surgeon and anatomist, too.

Selected writings

• Anatomisch-chirurgische Abhandlung über den Ursprung der Leistenbrüche. Würzburg, Baumgärtner, 1806. (Hesselbach’s fascia, ligament and triangle described).
• Neueste anatomisch-pathologische Untersuchungen über den Ursprung und das Fortschreiten der Leisten- und Schenkelbrüche. Würzburg, Staheliano, 1814. (Latest anatomic-pathologic investigations involving the origin and progress of inguinal and femoral ruptures).

References

• "Franz Kaspar Hesselbach (1759--1816): anatomist and surgeon". World Journal of Surgery. 32 (11). United States: 2527–9. Nov 2008. doi:10.1007/s00268-008-9703-9. ISSN 0364-2313. PMID 18758855. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laydate=, |laysummary=, and |laysource= (help); Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)
• Franz Kaspar Hesselbach @ Who Named It