Askanazy
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Askanazy, Max (1865-), a renowned pathologist-anatomist, born in East Prussia, who served as professor and director at the Pathological-Anatomical Institute in Geneva. He and his school produced numerous scientific works across various fields of pathology and parasitology.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Askanazy, Max, a renowned pathologist-anatomist, born in 1865 in East Prussia, graduated from the University of Königsberg in 1889. From 1890, he first served as assistant and privat-docent, and later as professor at the Pathological Institute in Königsberg; from 1905 to the present time, he has been professor and director of the Pathological-Anatomical Institute in Geneva. A. and his school produced a very large number of scientific works from the most diverse fields of pathology and parasitology.
The most significant of these are: research on regeneration and transplantation of striated muscles; on the amoeboid movement of lymphocytes; on the effect of cysticerci on brain vessels; on the pathogenesis of trichinosis; on the pathogenic significance of balantidia; on the function of the choroid plexus of the brain; on the pathogenesis of round stomach ulcer; on the pathogenesis of calcareous metastases; on mercuric chloride poisoning and many others.
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“Askanazy.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/askanazy/