Alexander Spengler (20 March 1827 – 1 November 1901) was a German

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and the first physician specializing in

tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in w ...

in Davos. Spengler was born as the eldest son of Johann Philipp Spengler, a teacher at a school in

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. Starting in the autumn of 1846, he studied five terms at the University of Heidelberg. He was the father of Carl Spengler and Lucius Spengler, both admitted lung physicians in Davos.

External links

* Birte vom Brück
Alexander Spengler – Pionier der Klimatherapie
Deutsches Ärzteblatt, 2004; 101(6): A-357 / B-304 / C-297 * Alfred Georg Frei
Der Mann, der Davos erfand
Die Zeit, 5, 2003.

References

Spengler, Alexander
Historischen Lexikon 1827 births 1901 deaths German pulmonologists {{Germany-med-bio-stub