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were discovered in 1759. Wolff was the 

 first meritorious investigator in Rus- 

 sia. He revived the ancient theory of 

 epigenesis — i. e., that the process of 

 generation was an actual new creation. 

 (Baas). 



Wormius, Olaus (or Worm.) — A Danish 

 physician, born 1588; died 1654. The 

 Wormian bones are named for this 

 physician. 



Wrisberg, Henricus Augustus. — A German 

 anatomist, born 1737 {May tie) ; 1739 

 (Baas) ; died 1808. The lesser internal 

 cutaneous nerve of the arm, and sev- 

 eral other anatomical parts are named 

 for him. He was a professor at Gottin- 

 gen, and an excellent anatomist, and 

 also a skillful obstetrician. 



Zinn, John Godfrey. — A German physician, 

 born 1727; died 1759. Was a profes- 

 sor in Gottingen, and one of Haller's 

 favorite pupils. He published a work 

 on the anatomy of the eye, adorned 

 with very perfect plates. His name is 

 preserved in the zonula of Zinn ; also, 

 the common tendon — the ligament, or 

 aponeurosis of the inferior and internal 

 recti muscles of the eye, — the ligament 

 of Zinn. Was only thirty-two years 

 old when he died. 



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