Ilya Mark Scheinker: Controversial Neuroscientist and Refugee From National Socialist Europe.

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  • Author(s): Zeidman LA;Zeidman LA; Ziller MG; Ziller MG; Shevell M; Shevell M
  • Source:
    The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques [Can J Neurol Sci] 2016 Mar; Vol. 43 (2), pp. 334-44. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Feb 04.
  • Publication Type:
    Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article; Portrait
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: published by Cambridge University Press for the Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0415227 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 0317-1671 (Print) Linking ISSN: 03171671 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Can J Neurol Sci Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: <1999>- : Cambridge : published by Cambridge University Press for the Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation
      Original Publication: Calgary : Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
    • Subject Terms:
      Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Disease/*history ; Neurology/*history; Europe ; History, 20th Century ; Humans ; National Socialism/history ; Refugees/history ; United States
    • Subject Terms:
      Scheinker IM
    • Abstract:
      Russian-born, Vienna-trained neurologist and neuropathologist Ilya Mark Scheinker collaborated with Josef Gerstmann and Ernst Sträussler in 1936 to describe the familial prion disorder now known as Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease. Because of Nazi persecution following the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany, Scheinker fled from Vienna to Paris, then after the German invasion of France, to New York. With the help of neurologist Tracy Putnam, Scheinker ended up at the University of Cincinnati, although his position was never guaranteed. He more than doubled his prior publications in America, and authored three landmark neuropathology textbooks. Despite his publications, he was denied tenure and had difficulty professionally in the Midwest because of prejudice against his European mannerisms. He moved back to New York for personal reasons in 1952, dying prematurely just 2 years later. Scheinker was twice uprooted, but persevered and eventually found some success as a refugee.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Nazi Europe; Scheinker; history; neuroethics; neuropathology; prion
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20160219 Date Completed: 20161213 Latest Revision: 20181202
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      10.1017/cjn.2015.359
    • Accession Number:
      26891202