Karl Ferdinand von Gräfe

He was also appointed physician to the general staff of the Prussian army, and he became a director of the Friedrich Wilhelm Institute and of the Medico-Chirurgical Academy (Charité).

[2] His grave is preserved in the Protestant Friedhof II der Jerusalems- und Neuen Kirchengemeinde (Cemetery No.

He developed his own techniques in regards to rhinoplasty, being modifications of the Italian methods of Gasparo Tagliacozzi (1545–1599) as well as Indian surgical practices from long ago.

[4][5] He also made contributions towards the development of cleft palate repair,[6] and was a pioneer of eyelid surgery, coining the term "blepharoplasty" in 1818.

[9] The following are his principal works:[2] With Philipp Franz von Walther, he edited the Journal für Chirurgie und Augenheilkunde.