István Apáthy

István Apáthy, also known as Stephan Apáthy (1863–1922), was a Hungarian zoologist and histologist, known for his work in medical science and microscope technique. He particularly studied neurofibrils, and was known for improving microscopic techniques for dealing with tissue samples. Apáthy was a professor at the Franz Joseph University. He also theorized on the "social and political aspects" of eugenics.[1]

István Apáthy

Eponymous taxa

Taxa named in honor of Stephan Apáthy include:

  • Chamobates apathyi, a mite, (Tafner, 1905)
  • Apathya, a lacertid genus with two species, Mehely, 1907
  • Dina apathyi, a leech, Gedroyć, 1916

References
  1. Turda, Marius, and Paul Weindling. "Blood and Homeland": Eugenics and Racial Nationalism in Central and Southeast Europe, 1900-1940. Budapest: Central European UP, 2007. pp. 198. Print.
  • Sajner, Josef (1970). "Stephan Apathy". Dictionary of Scientific Biography. 1. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 176–177. ISBN 0-684-10114-9.
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