Otto Wucherer (1820 - 1874) was a
He was born in
He discovered the filaria larvae in
References
*B.G. Firkin & J.A.Whitworth (1987). "Dictionary of Medical Eponyms". Parthenon Publishing. ISBN 1-85070-333-7
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O. E. H. Wucherer — Otto Edward Henry Wucherer (1820 1874) was a Brazilian physician, born to Brazilian mother and German father. He was born in Oporto and practiced in London at St Bartholomew s Hospital and in Lisbon. He discovered the filaria larvae in Bahia,… … Wikipedia
