Artur Pappenheim

Artur Pappenheim (December 13, 1870 in Berlin - 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 was a prolific writer, being the author of several books and numerous scientific papers. He was the founder of Folia haematologica, a journal dedicated to hematology. He postulated that haematopoietic stem cells had the potential for treatment of diseases.^[1] He died on December 31, 1916 of spotted typhus.

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

Associated eponyms

• "Pappenheim's stain I": A staining method used for differentiating tubercle and smegma bacilli.^[2]
• "Pappenheim's stain II" (Unna-Pappenheim stain): A methylene green–pyronin staining method commonly used for blood smears.^[3]

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; later translated into English and published as "Clinical Examination Of The Blood And Its Technique: A Manual For Students And Practitioners" (1914).^[4]
• Über die verschiedenen lymphoiden Zellformen des normalen und pathologischen Blutes, 1911 (with Adolfo Ferrata- 1880-1946).
• Morphologische Hämatologie. Volume 1 published by Hans Hirschfeld (1873-1944). Leipzig, W. Klinkhardt, 1919.

See Also

• List of pathologists

References

• Artur Pappenheim @ Who Named It

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