Christian Joseph Berres

Christian Joseph Berres Edler von Perez (18 March 1796, Göding – 24 December 1844, Vienna) was an Austrian anatomist.

He studied surgery in Vienna, and soon afterwards served as a professor of anatomy at Lemberg.

In 1831 he was appointed professor of anatomy at the University of Vienna.

[1] Known for his work in microscopic anatomy, Berres was a pioneer of photomicrography, reportedly producing photomicrographs via the daguerreotype method as early as 1839.

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