Bernard Siegfried Albinus ( 1697 - 1770 )

Birth: Frankfurt (24 February 1697) Death: Leyden (09 September 1770) Profession: Anatomist Education: His real name was Bernhard Siegfried Weiss, which means “white” in German, the Latin version of which is “albus”, from where derives his Latinized name “Albinus He received his first instructions from his father, and from the celebrated professors at Leyden, Rau, Bidloo, and Boerhaave; and in 1713 visited France, where he formed an acquaintance with Winslow and Senac, and afterwards corresponded with them on, his favourite science, anatomy.