Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser

Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser
Born22 January 1855 (1855-01-22)
Schweidnitz, Kingdom of Prussia
Died30 July 1916(1916-07-30) (aged 61)
Breslau, German Empire
NationalityGerman
Known forDiscovery of Neisseria
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine, microbiology
InstitutionsUniversity of Breslau

Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser (22 January 1855, Schweidnitz – 30 July 1916, Breslau) was a German physician who discovered the causative agent (pathogen) of gonorrhea, a strain of bacteria that was named in his honour (Neisseria gonorrhoeae).

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