Ernst Adolf Coccius was a German ophthalmologist who was a native of Knauthain, which today is part of the city of Leipzig.
He studied medicine in Leipzig, Prague and Paris, and earned his degree in 1848 with the thesis "De morbis typhum... Wikipedia
Born: September 19, 1825, Leipzig, Germany
Died: November 24, 1890 (age 65 years), Leipzig, Germany