From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gustav Giemsa
Gustav Giemsa
Gustav Giemsa (November 20, 1867 - June 10, 1948)
was a German chemist and bacteriologist who was a na-
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tive of Medar-Blechhammer. He is remembered for cre- Fleischer B. Editorial: 100 years ago: Giemsa’s solution
ating a dye solution commonly known as "Giemsa stain". for staining of plasmodia. Trop Med Int Health. 2004
This dye is used for the histopathological diagnosis of Jul;9(7):755-6.[1] Coordinates: 53°32′49″N 9°57′54″E /
malaria and parasites such as Plasmodium, Trypanosoma, 53.54694°N 9.965°E / 53.54694; 9.965
and Chlamydia.
Giemsa studied pharmacy and mineralogy at the
University of Leipzig, and chemistry and bacteriology at
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the University of Berlin. Between 1895 and 1898 he • The Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine
worked as a pharmacist in German East Africa. He was Persondata
an early assistant to Bernhard Nocht at the Institut für Name Giemsa, Gustav
Tropenmedizin in Hamburg, where in 1900 he became
Alternative names
head of the Department of Chemistry.
In 1904 Giemsa published an essay on the staining Short description
procedure for flagellates, blood cells, and bacteria. Giem- Date of birth November 20, 1867
sa improved the Romanowsky stain (Eosin Y and Meth-
Place of birth
ylene Blue) by stabilizing this dye solution with glycerol.
This allowed for reproducible staining of cells for mi- Date of death June 10, 1948
croscopy purposes. This method is still used in laborato- Place of death
ries today.
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