János Oscar Plesch (18 November 1878 – 28 May 1957) was a Hungarian academic pathologist, physiologist, and physician.
Plesch was well known internationally for his clinical research on blood circulation. He also invented the first convenient device for taking blood pressure.
Plesch was a close friend and doctor to Albert Einstein for 25 years. Plesch's autobiography contains two chapters on Einstein.Plesch, John (1947). Janos: The Story of a Doctor. London: Victor Gollancz.
Plesch lived in Berlin for much of his early working life. As a Jew, he left Germany after the Nazi Party took control and moved to England where he was required to re-qualify as a medical doctor. In the UK, Plesch became the physician to the economist John Maynard Keynes and was credited with helping Keynes to survive heart attacks and declining health through his skilled medical treatment.Universal Man: The Seven Lives of John Maynard Keynes, Richard Davenport-Hines, 2015, p.313
Plesch's son, Peter, was an art collector, and a professor of Chemistry.
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János Plesch and Albert Einstein