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Image of Ludvig Jacobson.

Jacobsen’s organ

4 March 2026 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus

The vomeronasal organ (VNO) was not, in fact, first described by Jacobsen in 1809, but by Frederik Ruysch (1638–1731), the noted Dutch anatomist. He had an absolute passion for embalming, and his ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ in Amsterdam was acknowledged as...