Semicentennial Tribute to the Ingenious Neurobiologist Christfried Jakob (1866–1956). 1. Works from Germany and the First Argentina Period, 1891–1913.

This study, and the companion paper that follows, pays homage to the life and work of Christfried (also Christian or Christofredo) Jakob, a German-born neuropathologist who adopted Argentina as his country of vocation. Rated by von Economo and Koskinas among the three most important pre-1925 cortical neuro-anatomists, alongside Ramón y Cajal, Jakob is little known in the English literature. He has left an impressive record of publications, 30 richly illustrated monographs and 200 articles that span over a vast array of neurological themes, including cortical development and evolution, and the visceral brain. The present paper reviews works from his German years and the first visit to Argentina in 1899–1910. The companion paper covers his works (all in Spanish) during his ‘second Argentina period’, after 1913. Copyright © 2006 S. Karger AG, Basel [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]