Maximillian Landesberg

Maximillian Landesberg was an ophthalmologist. There's few information about him on the web. Maybe he was German or had German roots because some publications of him are in German. Maybe he moved from Germany to Philadelphia, USA, because other publications of him are in English and published there.

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Name spelling differences

Some sources spell his name differently, like

• Maximilian Landesberg
• Maximilian Landsberg
• Maximillian Landesburg

Circumcision promotion

In 1881, claimed that circumcision would cure all eye problems (see publication).

Publications

• Landesberg M. On Affections of the Eye Caused by Masturbation. Medical Bulletin. April 1881; 3(4): 79-81.

See also

• Alleged reasons for circumcision