Paul Rudolf Geipel
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Paul Rudolf Geipel, German pathologist, 1869-1956.
Biography of Paul Rudolf Geipel
Internett: Paul Rudolf Geipel became prosector at the Johannstädter Krankenhaus in Dresden at the age of 33. He published numerous studies on clinical-pathological problems. He is particularly remembered for his publications in 1906 and 1909 of microscopically recognisable granuloma in the myocardium specific for rheumatic fever.
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