1936

see 1935 - 1937

The German ophthalmologist Eugen von Hippel first described angiomas in the eye in 1904.

Arvid Lindau described cerebellar angiomas and spine in 1927.

The term von Hippel-Lindau disease was first used in 1936, however its use became common only in the 1970s.

Rossier J, Van Wagenen WP. THE USE OF AVERTIN (TRI-BROM-ETHANOL) IN NEUROSURGERY. Ann Surg. 1936 Apr;103(4):535-53. PubMed PMID: 17856744; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1391062 ¹⁾.