Robert Feulgen

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The paper outlines the background of Robert Feulgen and discusses how he initiated the discovery of the importance of DNA. The paper also explains his staining technique known as the Feulgen reaction. The paper reveals that it has not been until quite recently that science has come to value the importance of his work.

From the Paper:

"Joachim Wilhelm Robert Feulgen, was born in Werden (or Essen-Werden), Germany on September 2, 1884. His father owned a factory yet his upbringing was working class and unremarkable, except for the fact that he was an extraordinary student. This may have been due to the loss his father at the age of nine while Feulgen was attending primary school in Werden. The circumstances of his father's death are unknown. However, his academic abilities garnered him a scholarship to attend the University of Freiburg at Breisgau in 1905. He then pursued a medical residency in the City Hospital of Kiel."

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