Hermann Rudolph Aubert

Hermann Rudolph Aubert (November 23, 1826 – February 12, 1892[1]) was a German physiologist born in Frankfurt.

Aubert is known for his research involving psychophysics, including the way an observer perceives pattern, movement and orientation.

Their findings were published in a treatise called Beiträge zur Kenntniss des indirecten Sehens (1857).

Another eponym associated with him is "Aubert's phenomenon", an optical illusion involving the factual position of a subjective vertical line when an observer's head is tilted.

His earlier work dealt with zoological issues, such as studies of Aspidogaster conchicola, and research involving the thorax muscles of insects.