Vojtech Alexander

Austro-Hungarian radiologist of Slovak ethnicity

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Vojtech Alexander

Born	(1857-05-31)31 May 1857 Késmárk, Austria-Hungary
Died	15 January 1916(1916-01-15) (aged 58) Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Nationality	Slovak
Alma mater	University of Budapest
Known for	radioactivity, tuberculosis
Scientific career
Fields	physics, chemistry
Institutions	University of Budapest

Vojtech Alexander (Slovak), Alexander Béla (Hungarian) (May 31, 1857, Késmárk (today Kežmarok, Slovakia) – January 15, 1916, Budapest) was an Austro-Hungarian radiologist of Slovak ethnicity,^[1] one of the most influential radiologists in the world.

He was the first university lecturer on radiology in the Kingdom of Hungary. Among his many achievements, he described the development of tuberculosis. He was the owner of the first X-ray apparatus in Slovakia and wrote poems in Slovak.