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Willem Johan Kolff

Dutch medical researcher (1911–2009)
Person human Q700136

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[33]
Date of birth
February 14, 1911
Date of death
February 11, 2009
Place of birth
Leiden
Place of death
Delaware County
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands, United States[11][12]
Occupation
physician, internist, university teacher, rescue of Jews during the Holocaust, resistance fighter, inventor[14]
Employer
University of Utah[17]
Field of work
internal medicine, kidney transplantation[15][16]
Educated at
University of Groningen, Leiden University[18][19]
Award received
Righteous Among the Nations, Japan Prize, Canada Gairdner International Award, Harvey Prize, Wilhelm Exner Medal, Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award, National Inventors Hall of Fame, Russ Prize, Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh, John Scott Award, Amory Prize[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
Spouse
Janke Cornelia Kolff-Huidekoper[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Dutch, English[37][38]
Given name
Willem, Johan[34][35]
Medical condition
dyslexia[36]
Member of
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences[31][32]
Native language
Dutch[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Willem J. Kolff en Willem Johan Kolff en Willem Kolff en W. J. Kolff ar فيليم كولف cs Willem Johan Kolff de Willem Johan Kolff es Willem Kolff fi Willem J. Kolff fi Willem Kolff fr Willem J. Kolff fr Willem Kolff he וילם יוהאן קולף hu Willem J. Kolff hu Willem Johan Kolff it Willem J. Kolff it Willem Jhoan Kolff it Willem Kolff ja ウィレム・J・コルフ ja ウィレム・コルフ
🔖 Identifiers · 49
ISNI
0000000058896648
VIAF cluster ID
84830502
Library of Congress authority ID
n85273081
GND ID
122633326
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Willem Kolff Norman Burkett Engelenbergplantsoen Kampen.JPG ↗
Academic Tree ID
25662
Awards & Winners artist ID
0djn04
BIBSYS ID
90926155
BIU Santé person ID
19094
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
145743166
CoBiS author ID
95a5yja38danymjd8db5yc1g6wt30dg
DDB person (GND) ID
122633326
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Willem-Johan-Kolff
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
willem-johan-kolff
FAST ID
1722264
FamilySearch person ID
L9H3-M3S
Find a Grave memorial ID
33784822
Freebase ID
/m/0djn04
Geni.com profile ID
6000000014537212445
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
willem-johan-kolff
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0516721
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2620837, 5177660
IdRef ID
079443222
KNAW past member ID
PE00009257
Libris-URI
dbqtzkgx42p6kx0
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
03521/eu_k_2082/k2082
Medvik ID
nlk20010099511
Munzinger person ID
00000013282
Museo Galileo authority ID
188633
NDL Authority ID
00469746
NE.se ID
willem-kolff
NL CR AUT ID
nlk20010099511
NUKAT ID
n2019215259
National Academy of Engineering member ID
27676
National Inventors Hall of Fame ID
willem-j-kolff
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007302521505171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810551854705606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068316690
Notable Names Database ID
636/000205021
Obálky knih ID
nlk20010099511
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3923941
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100041793
Righteous Among The Nations ID
9617029
SELIBR ID
314608
SNAC ARK ID
w6zg827b
Wellcome Collection concept ID
rbcwdrws
WikiTree person ID
Kolff-9
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyxmPrxqXQTWGcTwmg7pP
Yale LUX ID
person/77a2bcd0-37c4-4d43-9bc6-c26c684c4b78

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🔗 Connections
Award received 11
Righteous Among the Nations, Japan Prize, Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award, Canada Gairdner International Award, Harvey Prize, Wilhelm Exner Medal, John Scott Award, Russ Prize +3 more
Occupation 6
physician, inventor, university teacher, rescue of Jews during the Holocaust, internist, resistance fighter
Country of citizenship 2
United States, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Educated at 2
Leiden University, University of Groningen
Field of work 2
internal medicine, kidney transplantation
Given name 2
Johan, Willem
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Dutch
Member of 2
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Employer 1
University of Utah
Instance of 1
human
Medical condition 1
dyslexia
Native language 1
Dutch
Place of birth 1
Leiden
Place of death 1
Delaware County
Sex or gender 1
male
← Discoverer or inventor 1
hemodialysis
← Winner 1
Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
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Summary

Willem Johan Kolff was born on February 14, 1911[1], in Leiden[2]. He died on February 11, 2009[3], in Delaware County[4]. He worked as a physician[5], internist[6], university teacher[7], rescue of Jews during the Holocaust[8], and resistance fighter[9].

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of hemodialysis[39].

FAQs

Where was Willem Johan Kolff born?

Willem Johan Kolff was born in Leiden[2].

Where did Willem Johan Kolff die?

Willem Johan Kolff died in Delaware County[4].

Who was Willem Johan Kolff married to?

Willem Johan Kolff's spouses include Janke Cornelia Kolff-Huidekoper[10].

What did Willem Johan Kolff do for work?

Willem Johan Kolff worked as a physician[5], internist[6], university teacher[7], rescue of Jews during the Holocaust[8], and resistance fighter[9].

Where did Willem Johan Kolff go to school?

Willem Johan Kolff was educated at University of Groningen[18] and Leiden University[19].

What awards did Willem Johan Kolff receive?

Honors received include Righteous Among the Nations[20], Japan Prize[21], Canada Gairdner International Award[22], and Harvey Prize[23].

What did Willem Johan Kolff discover?

Willem Johan Kolff is credited as discoverer of hemodialysis[39].

Related Entities

internal medicine Kingdom of the Netherlands Leiden University United States

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . The Righteous Among the Nations Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . The Righteous Among the Nations Database. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . harveypz.net.technion.ac.il. harveypz.net.technion.ac.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wilhelmexner.org. wilhelmexner.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . laskerfoundation.org. laskerfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . National Inventors Hall of Fame. wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . nae.edu. nae.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . thejohnscottaward.github.io. thejohnscottaward.github.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . NNDB. wikidata.org.
  32. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . deseretnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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