Date of Birth
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01-May-1852
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Place of Birth
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Petilla de Aragón
(Spain)
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Nationality
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Spain
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Also know as
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Santiago Ramon y Cajal, Dr. Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Santiago RamoÌn y Cajal, Dr. Bacteria, Dr. Bakterija
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Profession
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Physician, Pathologist, Scientist
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Santiago Ramón y Cajal ForMemRS was a Spanish pathologist, histologist, neuroscientist and Nobel laureate. His original pioneering investigations of the microscopic structure of the brain have led him to be designated by many as the father of modern neuroscience. His medical artistry was legendary, and hundreds of his drawings illustrating the delicate arborizations of brain cells are still in use for educational and training purposes.
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