Aloysius Alzheimer (1864 - 1915)

Born 14 Jun 1864 in Marktbreit, Bavaria

Husband of Cecille Simonette Nathalie (Wallerstein) Alzheimer — married 14 Feb 1895 in Germany

Died 19 Dec 1915 at age 51 in Breslau, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

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FamilySearch.org: Dr. Aloysius Alzheimer 9K9N-WSD​​, Birth 14 June 1864 Marktbreit, Kitzingen, Unterfranken, Bavaria, Germany Death 19 December 1915 Breslau, Silesia, Prussia, Germany Spouse: Cecile Nathalie Wallerstein Geisenheimer LCV2-NND​​, Birth 1860 Germany Death 28 February 1901 Marriage: 1894

Aloysius was eldest of six children of Eduard and Theresia Alzheimer (Theresia was sister of Eduard's first wife, who died of puerperal fever)

1883, Aloysius, age 19, entered medical school at University of Berlin. 1888, age 24, intern at Frankfurt Mental Asylum

Married Cecilie Simonette Nathalie Geisenheimer, widow of Otto Geisenheimer, on 14 Feb 1895. Cecilie died 1901 with 3 young children.

In August 1912, Alzheimer fell ill on train on his way to University of Breslau, where he had been appointed professor of psychiatry in July 1912. Most probably he had a streptococcal infection and subsequent rheumatic fever leading to valvular heart disease, heart failure and kidney failure. He did not recover completely from this illness. He died of heart failure on 19 Dec 1915, age 51, in Breslau, Silesia (present-day Wrocław, Poland). Buried on 23 Dec 1915 next to his wife at the Frankfurt Main Cemetery.

Sources

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alois_Alzheimer

• Stertz, Georg, "Alzheimer, Alois" in: Neue Deutsche Biographie 1 (1953), S. 236 [Online-Version]; URL: https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd119142872.html#ndbcontent
• see also Wikidata: Item Q70530, en:Wikipedia

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