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.
- Occupation
- physician, university teacher
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Born
- April 26, 1587
- Died
- September 26, 1660
