About Károly Schaffer
Lived 1864 – 1939 (aged 75). Károly Schaffer was a Hungarian neurologist, anatomist, physician, neuropathologist, psychiatrist and university teacher.
Károly Schaffer (September 7, 1864, Vienna – October 16, 1939, Budapest) was a Hungarian anatomist and neurologist. He was born in Vienna. The axon projection from CA3 to CA1 neurons in hippocampus, Schaffer collateral, is named after him.
He was involved in the early studies of Tay–Sachs disease.
Authored books Über das morphologische Wesen und die Histopathologie der hereditär-systematischen Nervenkrankheiten (Berlin, 1926) Az elmebetegségek és kapcsolatos idegbetegségek kórtana (Pathology of mental diseases and their related nervous disorders. Budapest, 1927) Anatomische Wesenbestimmung der hereditär-organischen Nerven-Geisteskrankheiten (With Dezsö Miskolczy. Szeged, 1936) Histopathologie des Neurons (Budapest-Leipzig, 1938)
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Who was Károly Schaffer?
anatomist and neurologist (1864–1939)
When was Károly Schaffer born?
Károly Schaffer was born on 7 September 1864 in Vienna.
When did Károly Schaffer die?
Károly Schaffer died on 16 October 1939 in Budapest.
What was Károly Schaffer's occupation?
Károly Schaffer was a neurologist, anatomist, physician, neuropathologist, psychiatrist and university teacher.
What nationality was Károly Schaffer?
Károly Schaffer was Hungarian.
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