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. Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950 (short biography in German)
Known for his work in microscopic anatomy, Berres was a pioneer of photomicrography, reportedly producing photomicrographs via the daguerreotype method as early as 1839.The History of Photomicrography - Microscopy-UK
Publications Praktische Erfahrungen über die Natur der Cholera in Lemberg und Behandlungsart derselben, 1831 - Practical experience on the nature of cholera in Lviv and its associated treatment. Anthropotomie; oder, Lehre von dem Baue des menschlichen Körpers, 1835-41 - Anthropotomy, instruction on the build of the human body. Anatomie der mikroskopischen Gebilde des menschlichen Körpers : Anatomia partium microscopica rum corporis humani, 1836-42 - The anatomy of microscopic structures in humans. "Anatomia microscopica corporis humani", 1837.
References
External links UNT Digital Library The Art-Union and Photography, 1839-1854: The First Fifteen Years of Critical Engagement between Two Cultural Icons of Nineteenth-Century Britain.