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Albrecht von Gräfe
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Born (1828-05-22)22 May 1828
Finkenheerd, Brandenburg
Died 20 July 1870(1870-07-20) (aged 42)
Berlin, Brandenburg
Nationality Prussian
Alma mater Humboldt University of Berlin
Known for treatment of glaucoma
Scientific career
Fields ophthalmology
Influences Johannes Müller, Carl Ferdinand von Arlt
Influenced Johann Friedrich Horner, Richard Liebreich, Michele Del Monte, Julius Jacobson

Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Albrecht von Gräfe, often Anglicized to Graefe (22 May 1828 – 20 July 1870), was a Prussian pioneer of German ophthalmology. Graefe was born in Finkenheerd, Brandenburg, the son of Karl Ferdinand von Graefe (1787–1840). He was the father of the far right politician Albrecht von Graefe (1868–1933).

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