Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Georgios N. Papanikolaou on Greek 10,000 drachma note Georgios N. Papanikolaou (May 13, 1883 - February 19, 1962) was born at Kimi on the island of Evia, in Greece. He studied at the University of Athens and then in Germany. He is known for his invention of Papanikolaou's test, now known as the Pap smear, which is used worldwide for the detection and prevention of cervical cancer and other cytologic diseases of the female reproductive system. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.