Alois Alzheimer
Alois Alzheimer | |
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Alois Alzheimer | |
| Born | 14 June 1864 |
| Died | 19 December 1915 (aged 51) |
| Education | |
| Known for | First published case of "presenile dementia" (Alzheimer's disease) |
| Spouse |
Cecilie Simonette Nathalie Geisenheimer
(m. 1894; died 1901) |
| Children | 3 |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Psychiatrist, physician |
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| Sub-specialties | Neuropathology |
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Alois Alzheimer (/ˈɑːltshaɪmər/ AHLTS-hy-mər, US also /ˈɑːlts-, ˈɑːlts-/ AHLTS-, AHLTS-, 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.