Edvard Ehlers

Danish dermatologist (1863-1937) · Denmark · On the map · Doctors · Died at 74

Edvard Laurits Ehlers was a Danish dermatologist whose name was given to a group of rare genetic connective tissue disorders, known collectively as the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS), which were named, together after Henri-Alexandre Danlos from France, at the turn of the 20th century.

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1937Died7 May 19371932Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of LyonAward1929Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the DannebrogAward1923Honorary Doctorate from the University of StrasbourgAward1922Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of ParisAward1920Commander of the Order of the DannebrogAward1909Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the DannebrogAward1898Knight of the Order of the DannebrogAward1863Born26 March 1863

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