There are lots of diseases named after the person that first identified them. Parkinson's, Peyronie's, Paget's, Batten's, Graves disease are just a few examples. Alzheimer's is named after Alois Alzheimer.
Alois Alzheimer was born on June 14, 1864, in Marktbreit, Bavaria, Southern Germany. He went to the Universities of Aschaffenburg, Tübingen, Berlin, and Würzburg from which he graduated with a medical degree in 1887. After this Alzheimer moved to the state asylum in Frankfurt am Main,...
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Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
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