Guido Werdnig, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Guido Werdnig

Austrian neurologist

Date of Birth: 20-Jun-1844

Place of Birth: Rateče, Slovenia

Date of Death: 26-Apr-1919

Profession: neurologist, numismatist

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Guido Werdnig (Ratschach, 20 June 1844 – 26 April 1919) was an Austrian neurologist associated with University of Vienna.Werdnig, together with Johann Hoffmann of the University of Heidelberg, were the first doctors to describe Werdnig–Hoffmann disease, now known as spinal muscular atrophy type 1.