# Alois Alzheimer

Source: https://onco.cc/people/alois-alzheimer/  
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## TL;DR

Alois Alzheimer was a physician whose 1906 case description is why Alzheimer’s disease has that name. This is a historical biography, not a doctor to contact.

## Summary

Public encyclopedic biography only. Dementia Atlas does not list living clinicians as a referral directory.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-21
- Tags: dementia-atlas
- Role: Physician who described the disease later named after him (historical figure, 1864-1915)
- Specialisms: history of medicine

## Sources

- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alois_Alzheimer
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alois_Alzheimer

## Connected records

- diagnoses: [Alzheimer’s disease](https://onco.cc/diagnoses/alzheimers-disease/)

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