caption death_date influenced birth_place influences image_size nationality field birth_date article_title name
franz kaspar hesselbach july 24 , 1816 konrad johann martin langenbeck hammelburg karl kaspar von siebold 150px germany surgeon anatomist january 27 , 1759 franz kaspar hesselbach
 franz kaspar hesselbach
franz kaspar hesselbach

franz kaspar hesselbach -lrb- january 27 , 1759 -- july 24 , 1816 -rrb- was a german surgeon and anatomist who was a native of hammelburg .
he was a pupil , and later prosector under karl kaspar von siebold -lrb- 1736 -- 1807 -rrb- at würzburg .
later hesselbach was a lecturer at würzburg , where one of his students was konrad johann martin langenbeck -lrb- 1776 -- 1851 -rrb- .
his son , adam kaspar hesselbach -lrb- 1788 -- 1856 -rrb- 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 -lrb- hesselbach 's fascia -rrb- , interfoveolar ligament -lrb- hesselbach 's ligament -rrb- and the inguinal triangle -lrb- hesselbach 's triangle -rrb- .
his son adam kaspar hesselbach became a famous surgeon and anatomist , too .
