About Samuel Hafenreffer

Samuel Hafenreffer was a German physician, who in 1660 introduced the definition of pruritus. Pruritus is the "unpleasant sensation" the body produces that provokes a person to scratch themselves. Hafenreffer is also credited as being the author of the first textbook in German speaking countries on the subject of dermatology.

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Occupation: physician, university teacher

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Samuel Hafenreffer

German physician

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