Karl Adolph von Basedow

German physician (1799-1854)
Person human Q77241
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Karl Adolph von Basedow

Summary

Karl Adolph von Basedow is a human[1]. He was born in Dessau[2]. He was born on +1799-03-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Merseburg[4]. He died on +1854-04-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Dessau[2], Karl Adolph von Basedow…
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow died in Merseburg[4].
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow was born on +1799-03-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow died on +1854-04-11T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow died on +1854-04-14T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow is buried at Stadtfriedhof St. Maximi[9].
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow's father was Ludwig von Basedow[10].
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow held citizenship in Anhalt-Dessau[11].
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow worked as a physician[6].
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow's field of work was surgery[12].
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow's education included a stint at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[13].
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow's image is recorded as Carl Adolph von Basedow.jpg[14].
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow is recorded as male[15].
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow's ISNI is recorded as 0000000055341639[17].
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 30330458[18].
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow's GND ID is recorded as 118653385[19].
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2002072945[20].
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow's Commons category is recorded as Carl von Basedow[21].
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cdbgj[22].
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as nlk20000079427[23].
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow's family name is recorded as von Basedow[24].
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow's given name is recorded as Karl[25].
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow's given name is recorded as Adolph[26].
  • Karl Adolph von Basedow's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 182740641[27].

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Origins and Family

Karl Adolph von Basedow's place of birth was Dessau[2]. He was born on +1799-03-28T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Ludwig von Basedow[10].

Education

Karl Adolph von Basedow was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[13].

Career and Affiliations

Karl Adolph von Basedow's professions included physician[6]. His field of work was surgery[12].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1854-04-11T00:00:00Z[5] and +1854-04-14T00:00:00Z[8]. Karl Adolph von Basedow died in Merseburg[4]. He is buried at Stadtfriedhof St. Maximi[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Karl Adolph von Basedow include toxic diffuse goiter[28], a class of disease[29] and Jod-Basedow phenomenon[30], a class of disease[31].

Why It Matters

Karl Adolph von Basedow ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for him include toxic diffuse goiter[28], a class of disease[29] and Jod-Basedow phenomenon[30], a class of disease[31].

FAQs

Where was Karl Adolph von Basedow born?

Karl Adolph von Basedow's place of birth was Dessau[2].

Where did Karl Adolph von Basedow die?

Karl Adolph von Basedow passed away in Merseburg[4].

Who were Karl Adolph von Basedow's parents?

Karl Adolph von Basedow's father was Ludwig von Basedow[10].

What did Karl Adolph von Basedow do for work?

Karl Adolph von Basedow worked as physician[6].

Where did Karl Adolph von Basedow go to school?

Karl Adolph von Basedow was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[13].

References

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  4. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [8] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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