Franz Ludwig Fick


Franz Ludwick Fick was a professor of anatomy at the University of Marburg.

Education

In 1835, he received his MD under Bünger from the University of Marburg.

Career

Fick studied the developmental mechanics of bone growth, especially of the skull. He invented the cerebral phantom - an openable paper model showing the various parts of the brain that became the prototype of openable figures in medical texts. Fick wrote texts on human anatomy and pathology. He studied the mechanism of vision and the function of the retina. He investigated the function and performance of the taste buds and described the anatomy of elephant's ears.

Books by Fick