Gazi Yaşargil

Turkish-Swiss neurosurgeon (1925–2025)
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Gazi Yaşargil

Summary

Gazi Yaşargil is a human[1]. He was born in Lice[2]. He was born on July 6, 1925[3]. He died in Stäfa[4]. He died on June 10, 2025[5]. He worked as a neurosurgeon[6], physician[7], scientist[8], surgeon[9], and university teacher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Gazi Yaşargil was born in Lice[2].
  • Gazi Yaşargil died in Stäfa[4].
  • Gazi Yaşargil was born on July 6, 1925[3].
  • Gazi Yaşargil died on June 10, 2025[5].
  • Gazi Yaşargil held citizenship in Turkey[12].
  • Gazi Yaşargil held citizenship in Switzerland[13].
  • Turkish was Gazi Yaşargil's native language[14].
  • Gazi Yaşargil worked as a neurosurgeon[6].
  • Gazi Yaşargil's professions included physician[7].
  • Gazi Yaşargil worked as a scientist[8].
  • Gazi Yaşargil's professions included surgeon[9].
  • Gazi Yaşargil's professions included university teacher[10].
  • Gazi Yaşargil's field of work was neurosurgery[15].
  • Gazi Yaşargil's field of work was microsurgery[16].
  • Gazi Yaşargil's field of work was epilepsy surgery[17].
  • Gazi Yaşargil's field of work was head and neck cancer[18].
  • Gazi Yaşargil was employed by University of Zurich[19].
  • Among Gazi Yaşargil's employers was Yeditepe University Hospital[20].
  • Gazi Yaşargil's education included a stint at University of Basel[21].
  • Gazi Yaşargil's education included a stint at Friedrich Schiller University Jena[22].
  • Gazi Yaşargil was educated at Ankara Atatürk Lisesi[23].
  • Gazi Yaşargil received the Fedor-Krause Medal[24].
  • Gazi Yaşargil received the Marcel Benoist Prize[25].
  • Gazi Yaşargil was a member of Q125346336[26].
  • Gazi Yaşargil is recorded as male[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Lice[2], Gazi Yaşargil… he was born on July 6, 1925[3]. Turkish was his native language[14].

Education

Educated at University of Basel[21], a public research university[28], in Switzerland[29], founded in 1460[30], headquartered in Basel[31]; Friedrich Schiller University Jena[22], a public university[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1558[34], headquartered in Jena[35]; and Ankara Atatürk Lisesi[23], a school[36], in Turkey[37], founded in 1886[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include neurosurgeon[6], physician[7], scientist[8], surgeon[9], and university teacher[10]. Fields of work include neurosurgery[15], a medical specialty[39]; microsurgery[16]; epilepsy surgery[17]; and head and neck cancer[18], a class of disease[40]. Employers include University of Zurich[19], a university[41], in Switzerland[42], founded in 1833[43], headquartered in Zurich[44] and Yeditepe University Hospital[20], a medical organization[45], in Turkey[46], founded in 2005[47].

Recognition

Awards received include Fedor-Krause Medal[24], a science award[48], in Germany[49] and Marcel Benoist Prize[25], a science award[50], in Switzerland[51].

Death and Burial

Gazi Yaşargil died on June 10, 2025[5]. He died in Stäfa[4].

Why It Matters

Gazi Yaşargil ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

Where was Gazi Yaşargil born?

Born in Lice[2], Gazi Yaşargil…

Where did Gazi Yaşargil die?

Gazi Yaşargil passed away in Stäfa[4].

What did Gazi Yaşargil do for work?

Gazi Yaşargil worked as neurosurgeon[6], physician[7], scientist[8], surgeon[9], and university teacher[10].

Where did Gazi Yaşargil go to school?

Gazi Yaşargil was educated at University of Basel[21], Friedrich Schiller University Jena[22], and Ankara Atatürk Lisesi[23].

What awards did Gazi Yaşargil receive?

Honors received include Fedor-Krause Medal[24] and Marcel Benoist Prize[25].

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  2. [4] . news.uzh.ch. news.uzh.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [3] . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . staefa.ch. Retrieved . staefa.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  24. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Educated at University of Basel, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Ankara Atatürk Lisesi
    Place of birth Lice
    Native language Turkish
    Languages spoken, written or signed English, Turkish, German
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