Franz Kaspar Hesselbach

Franz Kaspar Hesselbach
Born	January 27, 1759 Hammelburg
Died	July 24, 1816 (aged 57)
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).

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

• 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