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Richard May
German internist, born January 7, 1863, Munich; died 1937.
Associated eponyms:
May-Grünwald stain
Stain for peripheral blood film and bone marrow. Often combined with Giemsa stain.
May-Hegglin anomaly
A cytoplasmic leukocyte anomaly characterized by the presence Döhle or Amato bodies (2-5 µ) in neutrophils and eosinophils, thrombocytopenia, and giant blood platelets.
Biography:
Richard May received his doctorate in Munich in 1886, was habilitated in 1894 and in 1901 became extraordinary professor, 1911 planmässiger ausserordentlicher Professor of internal medicine and the history of medicine at the University of Munich, where he was head of the university internal clinic.
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