Alois Alzheimer

Doctor
BIRTHDAY
June 14,1864
Birthplace
Germany
Age
Dec 19,1915,age 51
Birth Sign
Gemini
BIRTHDAY
June 14,1864 (age Dec 19,1915,age 51)
Birthplace
Germany

About

Highly notable German psychiatrist and neuropathologist whose name is synonymous with geriatric medicine.

Before Fame

He attended three different universities, and finally earned his medical degree at Wurzburg.

Trivia

He discovered Alzheimer's disease, though he called it presenile dementia.

Family Life

He died in Breslau, Silesia.

Associated With

Like him, Thomas Hodgkin also had a disease named after him.