David Gruby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Gruby

Hungarian physician

Date of Birth: 20-Aug-1810

Place of Birth: Bačko Dobro Polje, Vojvodina, Serbia

Date of Death: 14-Nov-1898

Profession: dermatologist, mycologist, microbiologist

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Leo

David Gruby (August 20, 1810 – November 14, 1898) was a Hungarian physician born in the village of Kis-Kér (now Backo Dobro Polje, Serbia) to a poor Jewish farmer.
He received his doctorate in Vienna and performed scientific research in Paris. Gruby is remembered as a pioneer in the fields of microbiology and medical mycology.
Most of his important work was done during the 1840s.
In 1841 he described the fungus associated with favus, a discovery that was independent of Johann Lukas Schönlein's (1793–1864) findings.
Later, the fungal parasite was called Achorion schoenleinii in Schönlein's honor. In 1842 he described a microscopic cryptogam (Trichophyton ectothrix) that is associated with a dermatological disease known as sycosis barbae.
Gruby also discovered Candida (Monilia) albicans, the cause of candidiasis, and in 1843 he described a fungus (Microsporum audouinii) that is the cause of a type of ringworm.
This fungus was named after naturalist Jean Victor Audouin (1797–1842). Gruby also discovered a parasite in the blood of frogs he called Trypanosoma sanguinis.
During the early years of anaesthesia, he performed important experiments with chloroform and ether on animals.