Alois Epstein
Czech doctor
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| Intro | Czech doctor | |
| Places | Czech Republic | |
| was | Physician | |
| Work field | Healthcare | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1849, Kamenice nad Lipou | |
| Death | 1 January 1918Prague (aged 69 years) |
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Alois Epstein (1 January 1849 in Kamenice nad Lipou – 1918) was a Czech paediatrician of Jewish ancestry remembered for describing Epstein's pearls. He studied at the University of Prague, graduating M.D. in 1873. He worked as a physician in Prague, becoming privat-docent in paediatrics in 1880, and professor of paediatrics in 1884.