RICHARD VON VOLKMANN ["RICHARD LEANDER".]
\ɹˈɪt͡ʃəd vˈɒn vˈɒlkman ɹˈɪt͡ʃəd liːˈandə], \ɹˈɪtʃəd vˈɒn vˈɒlkman ɹˈɪtʃəd liːˈandə], \ɹ_ˈɪ_tʃ_ə_d v_ˈɒ_n v_ˈɒ_l_k_m_a_n__ ɹ_ˈɪ_tʃ_ə_d l_iː__ˈa_n_d_ə]\
Definitions of RICHARD VON VOLKMANN ["RICHARD LEANDER".]
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A German surgeon, story-writer, and poet; born at Leipsic, Aug. 17, 1830; died Nov. 28, 1889, at Jena, where he was professor of surgery. Among his professional writings are: "Diseases of the Motor Organs" (1865); "Manual of Surgery" (1865); "Contributions to Surgery" (1875). He wrote also: "Reveries at French Firesides", a series of tales (1871; 22d ed. 1894); "From Student Times" (1876); "Poems" (3d ed. 1885); "Short Poems" (2d ed. 1889); "Old and New Troubadour Songs" (2d ed. 1890).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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