In 1887 Jaroslav Hlava, distinguished professor of pathological anatomy at Prague, reported his discovery that diarrhea caused by Entamoeba histolytica could be transmitted from man to cats. Professor Hlava's paper, written in the Czech language, was entitled "O úplavici. Předběžné Sdělení," meaning, "On Dysentery: Preliminary communication." In the same year a Dr. S. Kartulis, of Alexandria, reviewed Professor Hlava's report in German and somehow attributed the work to "Uplavici, O." and even referred to correspondence with "Uplavici" in Prague. For the ensuing 50 years investigators and reviewers around the world referred to the classic experiments on amebic dysentery by "Dr. . . .