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Vater, Abraham (medicine)


Vater, Abraham
<person> Was a student and follower of Ruysch in Amsterdam. Wrote on a wide range of anatomical subjects between 1707 and 1750. Was Professor of Anatomy and Botany in Wittenburg (1719) and later (1737) Professor of Pathology and Therapeutics in the same University.

Vater's Tubercle - papilla duodeni - papilla of Santorini.

Vater's Ampulla - ampulla of the bile duct.

Lived: 1684-1751. B. Wittenburg, Dec 9th, 1684, d. Wittenburg, Nov 18th, 1751.