Paul Flechsig

Paul Flechsig
A black and white photograph of Paul Flechsig
Flechsig in 1906
Born
Paul Emil Flechsig

(1847-06-29)29 June 1847
Zwickau, Kingdom of Saxony
Died22 July 1929(1929-07-22) (aged 82)
Leipzig, Germany
Alma materUniversity of Leipzig
Known forResearch on myelinogenesis
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
  • University of Leipzig
  • Clinical Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology

Paul Emil Flechsig (29 June 1847, Zwickau, Kingdom of Saxony – 22 July 1929, Leipzig) was a German neuroanatomist, psychiatrist and neuropathologist. He is mainly remembered today for his research of myelinogenesis.