▁life ▁ ▁Gib son ▁currently ▁lives ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁fashion ▁designer ▁Mary ▁Jane ▁Mar cas iano ▁and ▁travel s ▁frequently ▁to ▁Europe ▁and ▁Brazil . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Ph ot ograph ers ▁from ▁California ▁Category : Ph ot ograph ers ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Maxim ilian ▁Joseph ▁von ▁Ch el ius ▁( 1 6 ▁January ▁ 1 7 9 4 ▁– ▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁ 1 8 7 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁German ▁sur geon ▁and ▁o ph th alm ologist ▁born ▁in ▁Mann heim . ▁▁ ▁Ch el ius ▁received ▁his ▁medical ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Heidel berg , ▁and ▁afterwards ▁worked ▁as ▁both ▁a ▁civil ian ▁and ▁military ▁phys ician ▁in ▁Mun ich . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁army ▁sur geon ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁phases ▁of ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Wars ▁( 1 8 1 4 - 1 5 ). ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁of ▁surg ery ▁in ▁Heidel berg , ▁where ▁soon ▁afterwards ▁he ▁gained ▁a ▁full ▁professor ship ▁( 1 8 1 9 ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁catal yst ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁medical ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Heidel berg , ▁being ▁considered ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁surg ical ▁tradition ▁at ▁the ▁facility . ▁Ch el ius ▁special ized ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁o ph