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Henry Haber
Austrian-English dermatologist, born 1900; died July 8, 1962.
His original name ws Heinrich Haber.
Associated eponyms:
Haber's syndrome
Facial erythema with rosacea-like eruptions, later keratotic lesions of the trunk and thighs which resemble seborrheic warts.
Biography:
Henry Haber studied dermatology in Prague with professor Karl Kreibich (1869-1932). He came to England as a refugee in 1939 and became a clinical assistant at St. John’s Hospital, London, where he earned himself a considerable reputation as a teacher.
Bibliography:
- G. Riehl:
[Heinrich HABER, 1900-1962]. Der Hautarzt, October 1962, 13: 479-480.
Article in German.
- T. Kindler:
[Henry HABER]. Dermatologica, Basel, 1962, 125: 367-368. Article in German.
- Henry Haber. Transactions of the Saint John's Hospital Dermatological Society, London, 1963, 49: 64-67. No authors listed.
- K. V. Sanderson, H. T. H. Wilson:
Haber’s syndrome. Familial rosacea-like eruption with intraepidermal epithelioma.
British Journal of Dermatology, Oxford, 1965, 77: 1-8.
- C. Calnan
The man behind the eponym. Henry Haber (1900-1962). The American Journal of Dermatopathology, New York, December 1985, 7 (6): 537-539.
- P. D. Samman:
The man behind the eponym. Henry Haber. The American Journal of Dermatopathology, New York, December 1985, 7 (6): 541-541.
- K. V. Sanderson
The man behind the eponym. Henry Haber. The American Journal of Dermatopathology, New York, December 1985, 7 (6): 543-545.
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