Famous Male Pediatricians

Birthdate: February 18, 1906

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Vienna

Died: October 21, 1980

Hans Asperger, who lent his name to Asperger’s syndrome, is remembered as a pioneer in autism research and was earlier believed to have saved children with disabilities from being killed by the Nazis. However, later evidence suggested he had sent two mentally disabled children for experiments under the Third Reich.