Maximilian Bircher-Benner

Swiss physician (1867-1939)
Person human Q123925
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Maximilian Bircher-Benner

Summary

Maximilian Bircher-Benner is a human[1]. Born in Aarau[2], he… he was born on August 22, 1867[3]. He passed away in Zurich[4]. He died on January 24, 1939[5]. He worked as a physician[6], dietitian[7], and author[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (336 views/month, #7,239 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Maximilian Bircher-Benner was born in Aarau[2].
  • Maximilian Bircher-Benner passed away in Zurich[4].
  • Maximilian Bircher-Benner was born on August 22, 1867[3].
  • Maximilian Bircher-Benner died on January 24, 1939[5].
  • Burial took place at Cemetery Manegg[10].
  • A child of Maximilian Bircher-Benner was Max Edwin Bircher[11].
  • Maximilian Bircher-Benner held citizenship in Switzerland[12].
  • Maximilian Bircher-Benner's professions included physician[6].
  • Maximilian Bircher-Benner worked as a dietitian[7].
  • Maximilian Bircher-Benner worked as an author[8].
  • Maximilian Bircher-Benner was educated at Frederick William University Berlin[13].
  • Maximilian Bircher-Benner was educated at University of Zurich[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Maximilian Bircher-Benner is muesli[15].
  • Maximilian Bircher-Benner was a member of Q61697111[16].
  • Maximilian Bircher-Benner's religion is recorded as reformed[17].
  • Maximilian Bircher-Benner is recorded as male[18].
  • Maximilian Bircher-Benner's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Maximilian Bircher-Benner's Commons category is recorded as Maximilian Bircher-Benner[20].
  • Maximilian Bircher-Benner's archives at is recorded as Archive for the History of Medicine[21].
  • Maximilian Bircher-Benner earned the academic degree of Doctor of Medicine[22].
  • Maximilian Bircher-Benner's family name is recorded as Bircher[23].
  • Maximilian Bircher-Benner's family name is recorded as Benner[24].
  • Maximilian Bircher-Benner's given name is recorded as Maximilian[25].
  • Maximilian Bircher-Benner's given name is recorded as Max[26].
  • Maximilian Bircher-Benner's relative is recorded as Dagmar Liechti-von Brasch[27].

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Origins and Family

Maximilian Bircher-Benner was born in Aarau[2]. He was born on August 22, 1867[3].

Education

Educated at Frederick William University Berlin[13], a university[28], in Prussia[29], founded in 1828[30] and University of Zurich[14], a university[31], in Switzerland[32], founded in 1833[33], headquartered in Zurich[34]. Maximilian Bircher-Benner earned the academic degree of Doctor of Medicine[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physician[6], dietitian[7], and author[8].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Maximilian Bircher-Benner is muesli[15].

Personal Life

A child of Maximilian Bircher-Benner was Max Edwin Bircher[11]. His religion is recorded as reformed[17].

Death and Burial

Maximilian Bircher-Benner died on January 24, 1939[5]. He died in Zurich[4]. Burial took place at Cemetery Manegg[10].

Why It Matters

Maximilian Bircher-Benner ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (336 views/month, #7,239 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

He has been cited as an influence by Werner Kollath[37], a bacteriologist[38], 1892–1970[39], of Germany[40].

FAQs

Where was Maximilian Bircher-Benner born?

Maximilian Bircher-Benner was born in Aarau[2].

Where did Maximilian Bircher-Benner die?

Maximilian Bircher-Benner passed away in Zurich[4].

What did Maximilian Bircher-Benner do for work?

Maximilian Bircher-Benner worked as physician[6], dietitian[7], and author[8].

Where did Maximilian Bircher-Benner go to school?

Maximilian Bircher-Benner was educated at Frederick William University Berlin[13] and University of Zurich[14].

Who did Maximilian Bircher-Benner influence?

Maximilian Bircher-Benner has been cited as an influence by Werner Kollath[37].

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  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [13] . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Where Zurich Comes to Rest - The Cemeteries of the City of Zurich. wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [8] . Aargauer Bibliografie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Where Zurich Comes to Rest - The Cemeteries of the City of Zurich. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . ibme.uzh.ch. ibme.uzh.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Aargauer Bibliografie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Aargauer Bibliografie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Aargauer Bibliografie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [15] . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Described by source Schaffhausen Canton History of the 19th and 20th Centuries, Dresdner Hefte
    Occupation physician, dietitian, author
    Languages spoken, written or signed German
    Relative Dagmar Liechti-von Brasch, Elisabeth von Brasch
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