Alberto Barton
Alberto Leonardo Barton , also Alberto Barton Thompson in the Spanish-speaking area , (born July 18, 1870 in Buenos Aires , † October 25, 1950 in Lima ) was a Peruvian doctor and microbiologist .
life and work
Barton was born in Argentina, grew up in Lima (Peru) in 1874 and studied medicine at the University of Lima after attending school . After graduation, he received a scholarship to study in London and Edinburgh . He then became chief physician in a hospital in Lima.
Barton described in 1905 for the first time later after him as Bartonella bacteria known as pathogens of Oroya fever , a bartonellosis that in workers on the railroad Lima- La Oroya occurred.
literature
- Wolfgang U. Eckart : Barton, Alberto. In: Werner E. Gerabek , Bernhard D. Haage, Gundolf Keil , Wolfgang Wegner (eds.): Enzyklopädie Medizingeschichte. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-015714-4 , p. 151.
Web links
- HE Vizcarra: La Bartonella de Alberto Barton T. y las nuevas Bartonellas. In: Folia Dermatológica Peruana. 8 (1997) No. 4. (in Spanish).
- The Genealogy Page of Jorge Heredia and Heleen Sittig : Albert Edward Barton Thompson .
Individual evidence
- ^ Max Paredes-Sánchez: Alberto Barton, peruanidad y sus cuerpos endoglobulares. In: Rev Soc Peru Med Internals. 2007; vol 20, p. 157 ff. ( PDF) .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barton, Alberto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barton Thompson, Alberto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Peruvian medic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buenos Aires |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 1950 |
| Place of death | Lima |