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Hugo Magnus

1842–1907

A 19th-century German ophthalmologist and medical historian, this writer brought scientific curiosity and a deep interest in culture to his work. His books range from eye medicine to the history of medicine and the study of color perception.

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Superstition in Medicine

Superstition in Medicine

by Hugo Magnus

About the author

Born in 1842 and died in 1907, he was a German Jewish ophthalmologist as well as a historian of medicine. He studied medicine at the University of Breslau, earned his doctorate in 1867, and later qualified there as a university lecturer.

Alongside his clinical and academic work in ophthalmology, he became known for writing on the history of medicine. His subjects included the history of ophthalmology, ancient medicine, and the development of color sense, showing how comfortably he moved between science, history, and ideas.

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