Paul Kaznelson

Paul Kaznelson

Paul Kaznelson (1950)
Born 7 April 1898 (1898-04-07)
Warsaw, former Russian Empire (present day Warsaw, Poland)
Died 1959 (1960)
Germany
Residence Russia
Bohemia
Czechoslovakia
United Kingdom
Germany
Citizenship Russian and Czech
Fields Hematology
Institutions German Charles University, Prague
Alma mater German Charles University, Prague
Known for Pure red cell aplasia
Splenectomy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

Paul Kaznelson (18981959) was a Polish-born Czech scientist credited with describing the first case of pure red cell aplasia. He is also known for his contribution to the discovery of the therapeutic role of splenectomy in idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.

Much of his academic work appeared in the 1920s and 1930s, when he used to work at the Charles University in Prague.

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