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Alfred Wiskott
German paediatrician, born March 4, 1898, Essen; died 1978.
Associated eponyms:
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (Robert Anderson Aldrich)
A syndrome occurring only in males, characterised by a triad of eczema, profound thrombocytopenia and frequent infections due to immunological deficiency.
Biography:
Alfred Wiskott studied medicine after World War I, when he had been badly wounded at Verdun. Following graduation he trained in paediatrics at the Dr.-von-Haunersches Kinderspital, of which he became director in 1939. This hospital was founded by August von Hauner (1811-1884) in 1845. After the Second World War he was involved in the reconstruction of the hospital, which had been badly damaged by Allied bombing. He retired in 1967.
Bibliography:
- Klaus Betke / Wilhelm Künzer / Jürgen Schaub, Begründet von Walter Keller / Alfred Wiskott, publishers:
Lehrbuch der Kinderheilkunde.
Georg Thieme, June, 1991. 1289 pages.
Prof. Dr. A. Wiskott zum 75. Geburtstag. Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift, 1973, 98: 460.
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