Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt

German neuropathologist (1885–1964)
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Summary

Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt was born on June 2, 1885[1], in Harburg[2]. He died on December 30, 1964[3], in Munich[4]. He worked as a judge[5], neuroscientist[6], neuropathologist[7], university teacher[8], and neurologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,026 views/month, #7,214 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Germany[11]
  • Occupation: psychiatrist[12], pathologist[13]
  • Field of work: neurology[14]
  • Position held: professor[15]
  • Employer: Kiel University[16], Charité[17]
  • Educated at: Kiel University[18], Friedrich Schiller University Jena[19], University of Rostock[20]
  • Member of: Jenaische Burschenschaft Germania[21]
  • Sex or gender: male[22]
  • Commons category: Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt[23]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Medicine[24]
  • Participated in conflict: World War I[25]
  • Family name: Creutzfeldt[26]
  • Given name: Hans[27]
  • Described by source: Hamburg Biographies[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[29]
  • Name in native language: Hans-Gerhard Creutzfeldt[30]
  • Interested in: neurology[31]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt include Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease[32], a designated intractable/rare disease[33] and variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease[34], a disease[35].

Why It Matters

Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for him include Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease[32], a designated intractable/rare disease[33] and variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease[34], a disease[35].

FAQs

Where was Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt born?

Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt's place of birth was Harburg[2].

Where did Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt die?

Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt died in Munich[4].

What did Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt do for work?

Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt worked as a judge[5], neuroscientist[6], neuropathologist[7], university teacher[8], and neurologist[9].

Where did Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt go to school?

Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt was educated at Kiel University[18], Friedrich Schiller University Jena[19], and University of Rostock[20].

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  3. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [1] ↑ . Who Named It?. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  26. [27] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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