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Rudolph Eduard (Edward)Elkan (21st Feb 1895,  - 4th July 1983, London) was a German-born doctor and researcher. Married three times.

He had two children: Lilith and Naomi.

Contents [hide] 1 Education 2 Career 3 References

1. He grew up in Hamburg. Worked as a doctor in Palestine before returning to Hamburg due to his wife Lottie`s poor health. Beaten up and robbed by the Nazis and forced to leave to England where he had to retrain. The family, with second wife Lisbeth, and two daughters, moved to London in the thirties to escape the Nazis. He was interned during WW2 at Huyton and Isle of Man. Pioneered pregnancy testing and promoted birth control. Became GP in Pinner after short stint in Bishop Auckland.

2. In 1937, Edward started to use Xenopus Laevis toads to detect early pregnancy in female patients. Edward became a foremost expert in the diseases of reptiles and amphibians, writing many papers and, famously, the Color Atlas of the diseases of Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles. He died at home in Pinner in 1983, aged 88

3. The Principal diseases of Lower Vertebrates. Reichenbach-Klinke, Elkan 1965

Color Atlas of the diseases of Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles. Elkan, Reichenbach-Klinke 1974