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Hemophilia was discovered by a physician from Philadelphia in Pennsylvania named John Conrad Otto. He is credited to be the first to have discovered this genetic disorder back in 1803. He described the condition as hereditary, which affected males more compared to females. He also tried to find out what was the source of this disease found his way to a woman who lived in Plymouth some time in 1720. In 1828, the term 'hemophilia' was first used at the University of Zurich in Switzerland.

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15y ago

just type in history of hemophilia on Google, click on the first hit, and its all there. :) hope i helped....btw its kinda a weird history just type in history of hemophilia on google, click on the first hit, and its all there. :) hope i helped....btw its kinda a weird history

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10y ago

Probably one of the most famous heamophiliacs was Tsar Nicolas II's son Alexei Nikolaevich as well as his mother Alexandra.

Another famous person, was Queen Victoria

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9y ago

It is not known who the first person to have hemophilia was. However, it was first identified in the 10th Century by Abulcasis.

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13y ago

The person that discovered hemophilia was a physician from philadelphia named john conrad otto in 1803.

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12y ago

Abraham Lincoln, Mother Theresa, and Ghangis Khan

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13y ago

Queen Victoria's eight son Leopold, I believe. Queen Victoria is the first recorded carrier.

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Andrew R. Chapburn

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abraham lincon

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