Andreas Elias von Büchner (1701–1769) was a German physician.[1] He proposed methods to assist the deaf in hearing.[2]

He served as president of Leopoldina.[3][4]

The flowering plant genus Buchnera is named for him.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 https://floranorthamerica.org/Buchnera
  2. ↑ "Andreas Elias Büchner – "the deaf person may hear very well, on holding, by the lower rim, a beer-glass, to the upper teeth" | UCL UCL Ear Institute & Action on Hearing Loss Libraries". blogs.ucl.ac.uk.
  3. ↑ "The Academy's nomadic years". Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina.
  4. ↑ "Porträt Andreas Elias Büchner (1701-1769) :: Stiftung Händel-Haus Halle :: museum-digital:sachsen-anhalt".
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