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Hans Asperger

Hans Asperger

Austrian physician
Johann Friedrich Karl Asperger was an Austrian physician. Noted for his early studies on atypical neurology, specifically in children, he is the namesake of the autism spectrum disorder Asperger syndrome. Wikipedia
Born: February 18, 1906, Hausbrunn, Austria
Died: October 21, 1980 (age 74 years), Vienna, Austria
Known for: Writing on "autistic psychopathy"; Eponym of Asperger syndrome
Profession: Physician
Research: Autism