Artur Pappenheim

Artur Pappenheim (December 13, 1870 - December 31, 1916) was a German physician known primarily for his work in hematology.

He initially he studied mathematics and philosophy, but his focus later turned to medicine, and in 1895 received his degree from the University of Berlin. Subsequently he became an assistant to Joseph von Mering at the University of Halle, and afterwards worked under neurologist Ludwig Lichtheim in Königsberg. Later he was an assistant to dermatologist Paul Gerson Unna in Hamburg and to internist Ernst Viktor von Leyden in Berlin. In 1912 he obtained the title of professor.

Pappenheim established and published Folia haematologica, a journal dedicated to hematology. He was the author of several books, and postulated that haematopoietic stem cells had the potential for treatment of diseases,^[1] however it would be decades before practical research would be done in this area. He died on December 31, 1916 of spotted typhus.

Today, the German Society of Hematology and Oncology issues an annual Artur Pappenheim Award for the best work in the fields of hematology or haematological oncology.

• Associated eponym:
• Pappenheim's stain: a methyl green–pyronin staining method used to differentiate between basophilic granules of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and nuclear fragments.

Selected writings

• Die Bildung der roten Blutscheiben, 1895
• Grundriss der Farbchemie zum Gebrauch bei mikroskopischen Arbeiten, 1901
• Atlas der menschlichen Blutzellen, 1905-1912
• Grundriss der haematologischen Diagnostik und praktischen Blutuntersuchung, VIII + 264 pages, 1911
• Technik der klinischen Blutuntersuchung, 1911
• Über die verschiedenen lymphoiden Zellformen des normalen und pathologischen Blutes, 1911 (with Adolfo Ferrata)

References

• Artur Pappenheim @ Who Named It

Notes

1. ^ A promising path to pursue - Chronicle Specials at www.pharmabiz.com

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Name	Pappenheim, Artur
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Date of birth	December 13, 1870
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Date of death	December 31, 1916
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