Professor Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915): Lest we forget

Abstract

December 19(th) 2015 marks the centennial anniversary of the death of the great Bavarian psychiatrist and neuropathologist, Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915), a man immortalised by the still incurable dementing process described by him in 1906 and firmly established in his name. Notwithstanding the great wealth of research into the history of Alzheimer's disease and legacy, the life of this exemplary clinician remains less than widely appreciated today, and it is the purpose of this brief reminiscence to retell the story of the pioneering neuropsychiatrist in this centenary year of his passing.

Keywords: Alzheimer centenary; Alzheimer’s disease; Medical Biography; Professor Alois Alzheimer (1864–1915).