Friedrich Heinrich Lewy

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Friedrich Heinrich Lewy was a German-American neurologist best known for identifying the abnormal protein aggregates in the brain that are now called Lewy bodies, a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease and related dementias.

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Friedrich Heinrich Lewy canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German-American physician ⓘ
human ⓘ
neurologist ⓘ
academicDegree doctorate in medicine ⓘ
causeOfDeath myocardial infarction ⓘ
countryOfBirth German Empire ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Germany ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
countryOfDeath United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1885-01-28 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1950-10-05 ⓘ
discovered Lewy bodies ⓘ
discoveryHasEffectOn understanding of Parkinson's disease pathology ⓘ
understanding of dementia with Lewy bodies ⓘ
educatedAt University of Berlin ⓘ
University of Bonn ⓘ
University of Zurich ⓘ
employer University of Berlin ⓘ
University of Breslau ⓘ
University of Pennsylvania ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jewish ⓘ
familyName Lewy ⓘ
fieldOfWork neurology ⓘ
neuropathology ⓘ
givenName Friedrich ⓘ
Heinrich ⓘ
hasEponym Lewy body ⓘ
linked to: Lewy bodies

Lewy body dementia ⓘ
knownFor discovery of Lewy bodies ⓘ
research on Parkinson's disease ⓘ
research on dementia ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
German ⓘ
memberOf American Neurological Association ⓘ
movedTo United States of America ⓘ
movementReason Nazi persecution in Germany ⓘ
notableStudent Rolf Hassler ⓘ
notableWork identification of abnormal protein aggregates in the brain later called Lewy bodies ⓘ
placeOfBirth Berlin ⓘ
placeOfDeath Pennsylvania ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
studied Parkinson's disease ⓘ
basal ganglia ⓘ
extrapyramidal motor system ⓘ
workLocation Berlin ⓘ
Breslau ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ

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Lewy bodies → discoveredBy → Friedrich Heinrich Lewy ⓘ
Lewy bodies → namedAfter → Friedrich Heinrich Lewy ⓘ