Alois Alzheimer
1864 – 1915 · aged 51
German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (1864–1915)
- Born
- 14 Jun 1864 · Marktbreit
- Died
- 19 Dec 1915 · Wrocław
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- 14 Jun 1864BornBorn in Marktbreit
- 19 Dec 1915DiedDied in Wrocław
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- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
- 1914 – 1918World War I
- 1915 – 1923Armenian genocide
Biography
Alois Alzheimer ( AHLTS-hy-mər, German: [ˈaːlɔɪs ˈʔaltshaɪmɐ]; 14 June 1864 – 19 December 1915) was a German psychiatrist, neuropathologist and colleague of Emil Kraepelin. He is credited with identifying the first published case of "presenile dementia", which Kraepelin later identified as Alzheimer's disease.
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