Alois Alzheimer

Alois Alzheimer
Alois Alzheimer
Born	14 June 1864; Marktbreit, Bavaria
Died	19 December 1915 (aged 51); Breslau, Prussia, German Empire
Education	Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen; Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg; Friedrich Wilhelm University;
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
Institutions	Institute for the Insane and Epileptic ("Irrenschloss"), Frankfurt; Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich; Silesian Friedrich Wilhelm University in Breslau;
Sub-specialties	Neuropathology
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Alois Alzheimer (/ˈɑːltshaɪmər/ 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.