About Alois Epstein
Lived 1849 – 1918 (aged 68–69). Alois Epstein was a physician and pediatrician.
Alois Epstein (1 January 1849 in Kamenice nad Lipou – 27 October 1918 ) was a Czech paediatrician of Jewish ancestry remembered for describing Epstein's pearls. He studied at the University of Prague, graduating M.D. in 1873. He worked as a physician in Prague, becoming privat-docent in paediatrics in 1880, and professor of paediatrics in 1884.
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Who was Alois Epstein?
Czech doctor (1849–1918)
When was Alois Epstein born?
Alois Epstein was born in 1849 in Kamenice nad Lipou.
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Alois Epstein died in 1918 in Prague.
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Alois Epstein was a physician and pediatrician.
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