Editing Georgios Papanikolaou (section)

==Early life and education==
[[File:George Papanikolaou house in Kymi.jpg|thumb|Papanikolaou's house in [[Kymi, Greece]]]]
Papanikolaou was born in [[Kymi, Greece]], on 13 May 1883. He attended the [[University of Athens]], where he studied literature, philosophy, languages and music. Urged by his physician father, he pursued a medical degree, which he received in 1904. He was then conscripted into military service. When his military obligation ended in 1906, he returned to Kymi to practice medicine with his father. 

In 1907 he began studying in [[Germany]] under [[Ernst Haeckel]] at the [[University of Jena]] for one semester before moving to the [[University of Freiburg]], where he was supervised by [[August Weismann]]. He then attended the [[University of Munich]], where in 1910 he received a [[Doctor of Science|PhD]] degree in [[zoology]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.healio.com/hematology-oncology/gynecologic-cancer/news/print/hemonc-today/%7B0cf77692-00ab-40ea-9085-eacc638a63cf%7D/george-nicholas-papanicolaou--1883-1962|title=George Nicholas Papanicolaou 1883-1962|date=25 February 2008|website=www.healio.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Elgert|first1=Paul A.|last2=Gill|first2=Gary W.|date=1 April 2009|title=George N. Papanicolaou, MD, PhD: Cytopathology|journal=Laboratory Medicine|language=en|volume=40|issue=4|pages=245–246|doi=10.1309/LMRRG5P22JMRRLCT|issn=0007-5027|doi-access=free}}</ref>