Statue of Fransiscus Cornelis Donders at Janskerkhof in Utrecht, the Netherlands, created by Toon Dupuis in 1921. Source: Wikimedia/ Elekes Andor
Statue of Fransiscus Cornelis Donders at Janskerkhof in Utrecht, the Netherlands, created by Toon Dupuis in 1921. Source: Wikimedia/ Elekes Andor - These days, we no longer believe rankings are that important, but reputation was and is a part of science. Some of our predecessors were stars, national heroes and all of that without the social media. One of the highest achievers on that level was the ophtalmologist Frans Donders (1818-1889). An impressive figure with a head fit for Christ and wavy hair. Benefactor of mankind. Who was this Donders really, who can be seen on his seat in the far corner of the Janskerkhof since 1921? Donders was a physiologist at the medical faculty and especially gained fame as an ophtalmologist.
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