Otto Carl Willy Prausnitz (October 11, 1876 in
Hamburg – April 21, 1963), also known as Carl Prausnitz-Giles, was a German
physician,
bacteriologist, and
hygienist
Hygiene is a series of practices performed to preserve health.
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who developed the
Prausnitz-Küstner test with
Heinz Küstner
Heinz Küstner (January 16, 1897 – 1963) was a German gynecologist and obstetrician
Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecol ...
.
Education and career
Prausnitz was a student of
Richard Pfeiffer, and is considered a pioneer of
bacteriology and
immunology.
Prausnitz was born in
Hamburg,
Germany on October 11, 1876. He was the son of Otto Prausnitz, a German physician, and an English mother whose maiden name was Giles. Prausnitz studied at the Universities of
Leipzig,
Kiel, and
Breslau, and mainly worked on differentiating ''
Vibrio cholerae'' from other ''Vibrio'' species. He earned his
M.D. from the
University of Breslau in 1903. He also studied
hay fever
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and the allergenic nature of pollen. Prausnitz moved to
London in 1905, and became an instructor at the
Royal Institute of Public Health.
References
External links
History of the Collegium Internationale Allergologicum
German immunologists
German microbiologists
1876 births
1963 deaths
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