Franz Kaspar Hesselbach

Who was Franz Kaspar Hesselbach?

Franz Kaspar Hesselbach was a German surgeon and anatomist who was a native of Hammelburg.

He was a pupil, and later Prosector under Karl Kaspar von Siebold at Würzburg. Later Hesselbach was a lecturer at Würzburg, where one of his students was Konrad Johann Martin Langenbeck. His son, Adam Kaspar Hesselbach 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, interfoveolar ligament and the inguinal triangle.

His son Adam Kaspar Hesselbach became a famous surgeon and anatomist, too.