Moritz Kaposi [SEP] place of death
Moritz Kaposi
Moritz Kaposi (, ; 23 October 1837 in Kaposvár, Hungary – 6 March 1902 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary) was a Hungarian physician and dermatologist who discovered the skin tumor that received his name (Kaposi's sarcoma).
Biography.
Biography Early life and name.
Born to a Jewish family, originally his surname was Kohn; but, with his conversion to the Catholic faith, he changed it to Kaposi in 1871, in reference to his town of birth. One purported reason behind this
describing Kaposi's sarcoma)
- English translation of article describing Kaposi's sarcoma: Kaposi M. Idiopathic multiple pigmented sarcoma of the skin. CA Cancer J Clin 1982;1982(32):342-7.
References.
- Oriel JD. Moritz Kaposi (1837–1902). "Int J STD AIDS". 1997 Nov;8(11):715-7. Medline abstract
- also available at http://www.bium.univ-paris5.fr/sfhd/ecrits/kaposi2.htm
External links.
- "Moriz Kaposi" @ Who Named It
- Moritz Kaposi: Wer war der Mann hinter