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DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1779692
Frederic Lewy: how the two World Wars changed his life, work, and name
Frederic Lewy: como as duas Guerras Mundiais mudaram sua vida, trabalho e nome
Abstract
In 1912, Friedrich Lewy described the inclusion bodies present in Parkinson disease and in Lewy body dementia. Throughout his life, Lewy fought in two wars – on opposite sides. He was born in Berlin in a Jewish family, and served in the German Army in World War I. In the following years, on many occasions he had to change his line of research due to Nazi persecution. Lewy became a naturalized American, changed his name to Frederic Henry Lewey, and served in the US Army as a lieutenant colonel. Lewy died in 1950 and never used the famous eponym in his papers.
Resumo
Em 1912, Friedrich Lewy descreveu os corpos de inclusão presentes na doença de Parkinson e na demência com corpos de Lewy. Ao longo sua vida, Lewy lutou em duas guerras, em lados opostos. Ele nasceu em Berlin em uma família de origem judaica e serviu no Exército alemão na Primeira Guerra Mundial. Nos anos seguintes, passou muitas vezes teve de mudar sua linha de pesquisa devido à perseguição Nazista. Lewy naturalizou-se americano, mudou seu nome para Frederic Henry Lewey, e serviu no Exército americano como tenente-coronel. Lewy morreu em 1950 e nunca usou o famoso epônimo em seus artigos.
Authors' Contributions
PEMSS: conceptualization, data curation, investigation, methodology, project administration, writing of original draft, and writing – review and editing; PMP: conceptualization, investigation, methodology, writing of the original draft, and writing – review and editing; ILT: data curation, investigation, methodology, writing of the original draft, and writing – review and editing.
Publication History
Received: 22 September 2023
Accepted: 04 January 2024
Article published online:
11 March 2024
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Patrick Emanuell Mesquita Sousa-Santos, Pedro Machry Pozzobon, Igor de Lima e Teixeira. Frederic Lewy: how the two World Wars changed his life, work, and name. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2024; 82: s00441779692.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1779692
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