Lacrimal History – Part 13: Doyens of Dacryology Series – Johann Zacharias Platner (1694–1747) and His Dissertation (1724) ‘De Fistula Lacrymali’
Mohammad Javed Ali
Abstract
Johann Zacharias Platner (Figure 1) was born on August 16, 1694, in Chemnitz, Germany. His father was on the city council and a Merchant by profession. He first enrolled at the University of Leipzi...
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