Hans Asperger
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About
Austrian physician and researcher notable for his early research on atypical neurology in children. He is the namesake of Asperger syndrome, which was subsumed into autism spectrum disorder in 2013. He wrote over 300 publications on psychological disorders, but his work did not gain significant traction until after his death in the 1980s.
Before Fame
He studied medicine at the University of Vienna, earning his medical degree in 1931.
Trivia
He was found to have cooperated with the Nazi regime, referring children with disabilities to a clinic that was known to practice euthanasia. He defended the Nazi practice of eugenics.
Family Life
He was born and raised on a farm in Hausbrunn, Austria, along with his two younger brothers.
Associated With
One of his patients was Austrian writer and Nobel Prize winner in Literature Elfriede Jelinek.
