Siegfried Handloser

German physician, chief of the German Armed Forces Medical Services, and convicted war criminal (1885-1954)
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Siegfried Handloser
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Siegfried Handloser

Summary

Siegfried Handloser is a human[1]. He was born in Constance[2]. He was born on +1885-03-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Munich[4]. He died on +1954-07-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a military physician[6], director[7], and professor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Siegfried Handloser was born in Constance[2].
  • Siegfried Handloser passed away in Munich[4].
  • Siegfried Handloser was born on +1885-03-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Siegfried Handloser died on +1954-07-03T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Siegfried Handloser held citizenship in Germany[10].
  • Siegfried Handloser's professions included military physician[6].
  • Siegfried Handloser's professions included director[7].
  • Siegfried Handloser worked as a professor[8].
  • Siegfried Handloser's field of work was typhus[11].
  • Siegfried Handloser's field of work was frostbite[12].
  • Siegfried Handloser's field of work was malaria[13].
  • Siegfried Handloser's field of work was nephritis[14].
  • Siegfried Handloser's field of work was jaundice[15].
  • Siegfried Handloser's field of work was hepatitis[16].
  • Siegfried Handloser was employed by University of Giessen[17].
  • Siegfried Handloser received the Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph[18].
  • Siegfried Handloser received the knight of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern[19].
  • Siegfried Handloser received the Knight Second class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion[20].
  • Siegfried Handloser received the Frederickscross[21].
  • Siegfried Handloser received the Hanseatic Cross (Hamburg)[22].
  • Siegfried Handloser received the Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords[23].
  • Siegfried Handloser was a member of Pépinière-Corps[24].
  • Siegfried Handloser's religion is recorded as Catholicism[25].
  • Siegfried Handloser's image is recorded as Siegfried Handloser NS-Arzt.jpg[26].
  • Siegfried Handloser is recorded as male[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Constance[2], Siegfried Handloser… he was born on +1885-03-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Siegfried Handloser earned the academic degree of doctorate[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military physician[6], director[7], and professor[8]. Fields of work include typhus[11], an infectious disease[29]; frostbite[12], a disease[30]; malaria[13], an endemic disease[31]; nephritis[14], a class of disease[32]; jaundice[15], a clinical sign[33]; and hepatitis[16], a class of disease[34]. Siegfried Handloser was employed by University of Giessen[17].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph[18], a grade of an order[35], in Austria–Hungary[36]; knight of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern[19], a grade of an order[37], in Kingdom of Prussia[38]; Knight Second class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion[20], a grade of an order[39], in Grand Duchy of Baden[40], founded in 1866[41]; Frederickscross[21], an award[42], in German Empire[43], founded in 1914[44]; Hanseatic Cross (Hamburg)[22], a military decoration[45]; and Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords[23], a grade of an order[46], in Nazi Germany[47].

Personal Life

Siegfried Handloser's religion is recorded as Catholicism[25].

Death and Burial

Siegfried Handloser died on +1954-07-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Munich[4]. The cause of death was cancer[48].

Why It Matters

Siegfried Handloser ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

Where was Siegfried Handloser born?

Siegfried Handloser's place of birth was Constance[2].

Where did Siegfried Handloser die?

Siegfried Handloser passed away in Munich[4].

What did Siegfried Handloser do for work?

Siegfried Handloser worked as military physician[6], director[7], and professor[8].

What awards did Siegfried Handloser receive?

Honors received include Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph[18], knight of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern[19], Knight Second class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion[20], and Frederickscross[21].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [26] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Q110279963. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [27] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [25] . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [48] . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . Q110279963. Retrieved . encyclopedie.bseditions.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [5] . Q110279963. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [47] . 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. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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