PHYSICIAN

Carl Værnet

1893 - 1965

Photo of Carl Værnet

Icon of person Carl Værnet

Carl Peter Værnet (April 28, 1893 – November 25, 1965) was a Danish doctor at Buchenwald concentration camp and an SS-Sturmbannführer. Værnet attempted to cure homosexuality by implanting artificial hormone glands into male prisoners at Buchenwald. Although he was arrested after World War II, Værnet fled to Argentina where he practiced medicine until his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Værnet is the 253rd most popular physician (up from 258th in 2019), the 175th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 190th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Danish Physician.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Carl Værnet by language

Loading...

Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Carl Værnet ranks 253 out of 726. Before him are Johann Weyer, John O'Keefe, James Lind, Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel, Constantine the African, and Heo Jun. After him are Charaka, Hans Rosling, Leonhart Fuchs, Joseph Erlanger, Gavriil Ilizarov, and Wim Eijk.

Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Carl Værnet ranks 68. Before him are Bill Tilden, Hans Scharoun, Dragiša Cvetković, Paul van Zeeland, Wilhelm Zaisser, and Federico Mompou. After him are Conrad Veidt, Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz, Dean Acheson, Richard Dix, and Nicholas J. Spykman. Among people deceased in 1965, Carl Værnet ranks 49. Before him are Carl Oberg, Frederick Browning, Aksel Sandemose, Mehdi Ben Barka, Lauri Törni, and Chen Cheng. After him are Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i, Hayato Ikeda, Jesse Douglas, Joseph Erlanger, Georges Gurvitch, and Angelica Balabanoff.

Others Born in 1893

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1965

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Carl Værnet ranks 175 out of 1,032. Before him are Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (1814), Aksel Sandemose (1899), Jens Juel (1745), Asger Jorn (1914), Richeza of Denmark (1174), and Icel of Mercia (501). After him are Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt (1659), Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland (1456), Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark (1912), Erik Pontoppidan (1698), August Bournonville (1805), and Anker Jørgensen (1922).

Others born in Denmark

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among PHYSICIANS In Denmark

Among physicians born in Denmark, Carl Værnet ranks 4. Before him are Johannes Fibiger (1867), Jens Christian Skou (1918), and August Krogh (1874). After him are Carl Lange (1834), Christian Bohr (1855), Emil Aarestrup (1800), Max Heindel (1865), and Halfdan T. Mahler (1923).

Danish born Physicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous