Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser, MD—A Life of Discovery and Controversy in Dermatology

Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser, MD (1855-1916), was a Prussian dermatologist and bacteriologist known for both his discoveries and controversies. His strict physician father would often tell Albert to “work” whenever they entered the same room. His father did this so much, in fact, that Albert’s little brother began calling him “Work,” thinking it was his first name.¹