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Ferdinand Monoyer

Ferdinand Monoyer is known for French ophthalmologist. Ferdinand Monoyer was born on 9 May 1836.

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Who is Ferdinand Monoyer?

Ferdinand Monoyer is best known for French ophthalmologist. Ferdinand Monoyer is a French public figure. Ferdinand Monoyer was born on 9 May 1836, which places Ferdinand Monoyer among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1830s. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Ferdinand Monoyer is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

Facts

Known for: French ophthalmologist
Nationality: French
Born: 9 May 1836

About Ferdinand Monoyer

He invented the Monoyer chart, used to test visual acuity. He inserted his name in the random letters of the chart. It appears when one reads vertically from bottom to top on each side. Monoyer was of Alsatian heritage by his mother and his father was a French military doctor. He was an associate professor of medical physics at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Strasbourg in 1871. Later, he was the director of the Ophthalmic Clinic of the Faculty of Medicine, Nancy-Université from 1872 to 1877. He was also professor of medical physics at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Lyon, from 1877 to 1909.

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What is Ferdinand Monoyer known for?

Ferdinand Monoyer is known for French ophthalmologist.

When was Ferdinand Monoyer born?

Ferdinand Monoyer was born on 9 May 1836.

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Ferdinand Monoyer's nationality is French.

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