Josef Arneth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Josef Arneth

German haematologist

Date of Birth: 13-Oct-1873

Place of Birth: Burgkunstadt, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1955

Profession: physician, university teacher, hematologist, internist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Josef Arneth (13 October 1873, in Burgkunstadt – 1955) was a German physician and haematologist known for naming the Arneth count. He studied medicine at universities in Munich, Heidelberg and Würzburg, qualifying in 1897.
He subsequently worked in Würzburg before becoming professor of medicine in Münster in 1907, a position he held until 1944.
He published several books on haematology, and produced research on neutrophils and their changes in reaction to infection for which he is remembered.