Jacob Churg (/tʃɜːrɡ/; 16 July 1910, Daŭhinava, Russian Empire – 27 July 2005, New York City) was a Jewish-American pathologist. He was born in a shtetl in modern day Belarus.[1] Churg, together with Lotte Strauss, has given his name to Churg–Strauss syndrome, now known as eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis.[2][3]
Works
edit- Influence of Gonadotropic Hormone upon Complement in Rabbit’s Blood. Diss. med. 1936
- Allergic Granulomatosis, Allergic Angiitis, and Periarteritis nodosa (mit L. Strauss). Am J Pathol 27 (1951) 277
- Structural Basis of Renal Disease. 1968
- Nephrology. 1979
Literature
edit- Eberhard J. Wormer: Angiologie - Phlebologie. Syndrome und ihre Schöpfer. München 1991, S. 23–30, VI–VII
- E. Grishman, T. Faraggiana, V. S. Venkataseshan: The Jacob Churg Festschrift. Introduction. Am J Kidney Dis 10 (1987) 155
- J. A. A. Hunter, Karl Holubar: Dr. Jacob Churg. Am J Dermatopathol 8 (1986) 358
- American Men and Women in Science 2 (1986) 230
- Who’s Who in America. 42nd ed. 1 (1982–1983) 583
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Emmett, Michael (2007-12-01). "On Wegener and the ACCP". Chest. 132 (6): 2066. doi:10.1378/chest.07-2720. ISSN 0012-3692. PMID 18079257.
- ↑ www.whonamedit.com
- ↑ "www.mssm.edu". Archived from the original on 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2012-09-11.