<P> Aloysius Alzheimer ( / ˈɑːltshaɪmər , ˈælts - , ˈɔːlts - / ; German : ( ˈaːloˌis ˈalts. haɪmɐ ) ; 14 June 1864 -- 19 December 1915 ) , known as Alois Alzheimer , was a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist and a colleague of Emil Kraepelin . Alzheimer is credited with identifying the first published case of `` presenile dementia '' , which Kraepelin would later identify as Alzheimer 's disease . </P>
<P> Aloysius Alzheimer ( / ˈɑːltshaɪmər , ˈælts - , ˈɔːlts - / ; German : ( ˈaːloˌis ˈalts. haɪmɐ ) ; 14 June 1864 -- 19 December 1915 ) , known as Alois Alzheimer , was a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist and a colleague of Emil Kraepelin . Alzheimer is credited with identifying the first published case of `` presenile dementia '' , which Kraepelin would later identify as Alzheimer 's disease . </P>
where does the name alzheimer 's come from
where does the name alzheimer 's come from
Aloysius Alzheimer
Aloysius Alzheimer