The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Fürbringer, Max Karl

FÜRBRINGER, für'bring-ẹr, Max Karl, German anatomist: b. Wittenberg 1846. He received his education at the universities of Jena and Berlin; was appointed professor at the former institution in 1888 and at the University of Heidelberg in 1901. His works have been noteworthy contributions in their special field; they include ‘Die Knochen und Muckeln der Extremitäten bei den schlangenähnlichen Saurien’ (1870); ‘Zur vergleichenden Anatomie der Schultermuskeln und des Brustschulter apparatus’ (5 parts, 1872-1902); ‘Zur Entwicklung der Amphibienniére’ (1877); ‘Untersuchungen zur Morphologie und Systematik der Vögel’ (1888); ‘Morphologische Streitfragen’ (1902); ‘Abstammung der Säugetiere’ (1905).