Aureliano Maestre de San Juan

Aureliano Maestre de San Juan ( October 17, 1828 - June 1, 1890) was a Spanish scientist, histologist, physician and anatomist. He is credited as being one of the first scientists to recognize the disorder known as Kallmann syndrome. He died in 1890, having been blinded in a laboratory accident involving caustic soda two years earlier.

Aureliano Maestre de San Juan
Born(1828-10-17)17 October 1828
Granada, Spain
Died1 June 1890(1890-06-01) (aged 61)
Alicante, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Known forKallmann syndrome
Scientific career
FieldsAnatomy
InstitutionsUniversity of Granada, Complutense University of Madrid
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