About Johann Hoffmann
Lived 1857 – 1919 (aged 62). Johann Hoffmann was a German neurologist, university teacher, neuropathologist and physician.
Johann Hoffmann (28 March 1857 – 1 November 1919) was a German neurologist born in Hahnheim.
He is remembered for describing Hoffmann's reflex and Werdnig–Hoffmann disease (now spinal muscular atrophy type 1). He is also known for the adult-onset hypothyroid myopathy, Hoffmann syndrome. He was educated at Worms and studied medicine at Heidelberg. He worked under Professor Wilhelm Erb, and succeeded him as head of neurology at Heidelberg.
Hoffmann died in Heidelberg.
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Who was Johann Hoffmann?
German neurologist (1857–1919)
When was Johann Hoffmann born?
Johann Hoffmann was born on 28 March 1857 in Hahnheim.
When did Johann Hoffmann die?
Johann Hoffmann died on 1 November 1919 in Heidelberg.
What was Johann Hoffmann's occupation?
Johann Hoffmann was a neurologist, university teacher, neuropathologist and physician.
What nationality was Johann Hoffmann?
Johann Hoffmann was German.
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