Alfredo Kanthack
| Alfredo Kanthack | |
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| Born |
4 March 1863 Bahia, Brazil |
| Died | 21 December 1898 (aged 35) Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Fields | Microbiology, Pathology, Immunology, Epidemiology |
| Institutions |
Liverpool Royal Infirmary, St Bartholomew's Hospital, University of Cambridge |
| Alma mater |
Liverpool University University of Cambridge, London University |
Alfredo Kanthack BA (Lond), BSc, BS, MA (Cantab), MB, MD, LRCP, FRCP, FRCS (1863-1898) was a Brazilian-born microbiologist and pathologist who worked in England. His distinguished career was cut short by his premature death at the age of 35.
Alfredo Antunes Kanthack was born on 4 March 1863 in Bahia, Brazil, the second son of Emilio Kanthack, and lived in Brazil until he was six years old when his father's business took the family firstly to Germany in 1869, and then to Liverpool in 1881. His father subsequently returned to Brazil as British Consul at Pará in 1886.
From 1871-1881 he went to school in Germany, first in Hamburg and then in Wandsbeck, Lüneburg, and Gutersloh.
After moving to England in 1881, aged 18, he went to Liverpool College for a few months and then in 1882 became a student at University College, Liverpool, where his academic brilliance became apparent, passing the matriculation exams for the University of London with honours.
In 1887 he went to St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, to study medicine and was awarded a Gold Medal in obstetrics.
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