Gabriel Steiner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gabriel Steiner

German neurologist and psychiatrist

Date of Birth: 26-May-1883

Place of Birth: Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 10-Aug-1965

Profession: psychiatrist, neurologist, university teacher

Nationality: United States, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Gabriel Steiner (26 May 1883, Ulm – 10 August 1965, Detroit) was a German-American neurologist known for his research of multiple sclerosis.
In his studies, he postulated a link between multiple sclerosis and certain forms of spirochetes.Of Jewish ancestry, he studied medicine at the universities of Munich, Würzburg, Freiburg and Strasbourg, receiving his doctorate at the latter university in 1910.
In 1913 he qualified as a lecturer in neurology and psychiatry, and from 1920, worked as an associate professor at the University of Heidelberg.
Here, he was also head of the laboratory for pathological anatomy at the psychiatric-neurological clinic.In 1936 he emigrated to the United States, where from 1937 to 1954, he served as a professor of neurology and neuropathology at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit.
In retirement, he was director of the Michigan Multiple Sclerosis Center.