Johannes Rohen

Johannes W. Rohen (b. 1921) studied medicine at the universities of Cologne, Freiburg, Breslau, Danzig, and finally Tübingen, where he was awarded his doctorate in 1946. Tübingen was also where he began his scientific career, which focused on researching the physiology of the eye, especially as it relates to the problem of glaucoma. In 1953 he qualified as a lecturer at the University of Mainz in the fields of anatomy and embryology. He accepted the Benninghoff Chair of Anatomy at the...See more

Johannes W. Rohen (b. 1921) studied medicine at the universities of Cologne, Freiburg, Breslau, Danzig, and finally Tübingen, where he was awarded his doctorate in 1946. Tübingen was also where he began his scientific career, which focused on researching the physiology of the eye, especially as it relates to the problem of glaucoma. In 1953 he qualified as a lecturer at the University of Mainz in the fields of anatomy and embryology. He accepted the Benninghoff Chair of Anatomy at the University of Marburg/Lahn in 1964 and a call to the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg in 1974. He retired in 1989. Professor Rohen is the author of many textbooks, which reflect his standing as one of the founders of functional anatomy. See less