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Carl Wernicke

German physician and neuropathologist (1848–1905)
Person human Q48965
Carl Wernicke
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
May 15, 1848
Date of death
June 15, 1905, June 13, 1905[10]
Place of birth
Tarnowskie Góry
Place of death
Dörrberg
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Prussia[11]
Occupation
anatomist, physician, neuroscientist, psychiatrist, university teacher, neurologist, pathologist[12][13]
Employer
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, University of Wrocław[16][17]
Field of work
psychiatry, neurology[14][15]
Educated at
University of Wrocław[18]
Doctoral student
Kurt Goldstein[21]
Work location
Wrocław, Halle (Saale)[24][25]
Student of
Theodor Meynert[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[30]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Neue Deutsche Biographie[27][28][29]
Family name
Wernicke[22]
Given name
Carl[23]
Influenced by
Theodor Meynert[19]
Name in native language
Carl Wernicke[31]
P14536
416447
P14925
996
🏷️ Also known as
en Carl Wernicke en Karl Wernicke ar كارل فيرنيك el Καρλ Βέρνικε es Karl Wernicke fa کارل ورنیکه fi Karl Wernicke he קרל ורניקה id Carl Wernicke ja ウェルニッケ ja カール・ウェルニッケ ko 카를 베르니케 pl Carl Hugo Wilhelm Ernst Wernicke ru Вернике Карл ru Карл Вернике uk Верніке Карл uk Карл Верніке zh 卡爾·韋尼克
🔖 Identifiers · 54
ISNI
0000000080831840
VIAF cluster ID
3267251
Library of Congress authority ID
nr89010569
GND ID
118806742
Academic Tree ID
2476
Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID
151061906
BIU Santé person ID
9084
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
WernickeCarl1848-1905
BabelNet ID
00048813n
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16159699x
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
wernicke-carl
Catalogus Professorum Halensis ID
wernickekarl
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DDB person (GND) ID
118806742
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118806742
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Carl-Wernicke
FAST ID
255792
FactGrid item ID
Chris Kanyon
Freebase ID
/m/03gp99
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Carl_Wernicke
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1909071
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
vernike-karl-870ae2
Historia de la Medicina person ID
wernicke
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
66013
IdRef ID
133798348
Interlingual Index ID
i97390
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118806742
Kulturstiftung.org person ID
wernicke-carl
Lex ID
Carl_Wernicke
Medvik ID
nlk20000085017
Museum-digital ID
124731
NE.se ID
carl-wernicke
NL CR AUT ID
nlk20000085017
NLP ID
a0000002948111
NUKAT ID
n00094887
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000523621
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007290919005171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810573453005606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068363362
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
10091
Obálky knih ID
nlk20000085017
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3994895
Open Library ID
OL6826182A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803121746737
Prabook ID
2123806
SBN author ID
SBLV310230
Treccani ID
karl-wernicke
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
karl-wernicke
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
carl-wernicke
Wellcome Collection concept ID
jtarztk2
Whonamedit? doctor ID
927
WikiTree person ID
Wernicke-27
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
11401679-n
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfcPyg9McJQWp7yxHQg8C
Yale LUX ID
person/c383541d-e5fc-46d2-9d93-5282feaacda1

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Occupation 7
physician, psychiatrist, university teacher, neurologist, neuroscientist, pathologist, anatomist
Named after 3
Wernicke's area, Wernicke encephalopathy, Wernicke–Geschwind model
Employer 2
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, University of Wrocław
Field of work 2
psychiatry, neurology
Work location 2
Wrocław, Halle (Saale)
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Prussia
Described by source 1
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Doctoral student 1
Kurt Goldstein
Doctoral students 1
Kurt Goldstein
Educated at 1
University of Wrocław
FactGrid item ID 1
Chris Kanyon
Given name 1
Carl
Influenced by 1
Theodor Meynert
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Tarnowskie Góry
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Theodor Meynert
Teachers 1
Theodor Meynert
← Discoverer or inventor 1
Wernicke's area
← SNARC ID 1
University of Nottingham
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Summary

Carl Wernicke was born on May 15, 1848[1], in Tarnowskie Góry[2]. He died on June 15, 1905[3], in Dörrberg[4]. He worked as an anatomist[5], physician[6], neuroscientist[7], psychiatrist[8], and university teacher[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Carl Wernicke include Wernicke encephalopathy[32], a class of disease[33]; Wernicke's area[34]; and Wernicke–Geschwind model[35], a medical model[36].

Why It Matters

Carl Wernicke is credited with the discovery of Wernicke's area[37]. Entities named for him include Wernicke encephalopathy[32], a class of disease[33]; Wernicke's area[34]; and Wernicke–Geschwind model[35], a medical model[36].

His notable doctoral advisees include Kurt Goldstein[38], a neurologist[39], 1878–1965[40], of Germany[41], specialised in neurology[42].

FAQs

Where was Carl Wernicke born?

Carl Wernicke's place of birth was Tarnowskie Góry[2].

Where did Carl Wernicke die?

Carl Wernicke passed away in Dörrberg[4].

What did Carl Wernicke do for work?

Carl Wernicke worked as an anatomist[5], physician[6], neuroscientist[7], psychiatrist[8], and university teacher[9].

Where did Carl Wernicke go to school?

Carl Wernicke was educated at University of Wrocław[18].

What did Carl Wernicke discover?

Carl Wernicke is credited as discoverer of Wernicke's area[37].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Prussia neurology psychiatry University of Wrocław

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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