Max Jessner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Max Jessner

German dermatologist

Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1887

Place of Birth: Słupsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 27-Aug-1976

Profession: university teacher, dermatologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Max Jessner (2 November 1887 – 27 August 1978) was a German dermatologist and university professor.
In 1928 he travelled to Buriat-Mongolia on an expedition to study syphilis and the effects of the anti-syphilitic drug Salvarsan.
After escaping Nazi occupied Europe in the mid-1930s, he settled in New York.
Jessner is remembered for the development of the chemical peel known as Jessner's solution and the description of Jessner-Kanof disease.