Georgios Papanikolaou
Greek physician and zoologist
Georgios Nikolaou Papanikolaou was a Greek physician, zoologist and microscopist who was a pioneer in cytopathology and early cancer detection, and inventor of the "Pap smear".
After studying medicine in Greece and Germany, he emigrated in 1913 to... Wikipedia
Born: May 13, 1883, Kymi, Greece
Died: February 19, 1962 (age 78 years), Miami, FL
Spouse: Andromachi Papanikolaou (m. 1910–1962)
Education: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1898–1904), University of Miami, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, and more
Award: Lasker–DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award (1950)
Parents: Nicolas Papanicolaou and Maria Papanicolaou
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Georgios Nikolaou Papanikolaou was a Greek physician who was a pioneer in cytopathology and early cancer detection, and inventor of the 'Pap smear'.
Mar 30, 2017 · Dr. Georgios Nikolaou Papanicolaou, a Greek immigrant, developed the first test to detect cervical cancer, now known as the Pap smear.
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