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Carl Wernicke

1848 - 1905

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Carl (or Karl) Wernicke (; German: [ˈvɛɐ̯nɪkə]; 15 May 1848 – 15 June 1905) was a German physician, anatomist, psychiatrist and neuropathologist. He is known for his influential research into the pathological effects of specific forms of encephalopathy and also the study of receptive aphasia, both of which are commonly associated with Wernicke's name and referred to as Wernicke encephalopathy and Wernicke's aphasia, respectively. His research, along with that of Paul Broca, led to groundbreaking realizations of the localization of brain function, specifically in speech. As such, Wernicke's area (a.k.a. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Wernicke is the 168th most popular physician (down from 138th in 2019), the 222nd most popular biography from Poland (down from 193rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Polish Physician.

Carl Wernicke was a German neurologist who is most famous for his discovery of a connection between the left temporal lobe and speech production.

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Among physicians, Carl Wernicke ranks 168 out of 726. Before him are Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, Peter Agre, Virginia Apgar, Magnus Hirschfeld, E. Donnall Thomas, and Sushruta. After him are Albert of Riga, Severo Ochoa, Andrew Schally, Merit-Ptah, Oswald Avery, and Kitasato Shibasaburō.

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Among people born in 1848, Carl Wernicke ranks 23. Before him are Viktor Vasnetsov, Robert I, Duke of Parma, Wilhelm Windelband, Stepan Makarov, Wyatt Earp, and Loránd Eötvös. After him are William II of Württemberg, Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, Milena Vukotić, Zinovy Rozhestvensky, Pierre De Geyter, and Hermann Alexander Diels. Among people deceased in 1905, Carl Wernicke ranks 11. Before him are Ferdinand von Richthofen, Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Adolph Menzel, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, Louise Michel, and Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza. After him are Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, Albert Edelfelt, Élisée Reclus, Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern, Walther Flemming, and Josip Juraj Strossmayer.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Carl Wernicke ranks 222 out of 1,694. Before him are Otto Kretschmer (1912), Karl Denke (1860), Paul Tillich (1886), Otto Klemperer (1885), Mykhailo Hrushevsky (1866), and Vasily Sokolovsky (1897). After him are Mieszko II Lambert (990), Leszek Kołakowski (1927), Catherine Opalińska (1680), Yisrael Kristal (1903), Mordechai Anielewicz (1919), and Anna von Schweidnitz (1339).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Poland

Among physicians born in Poland, Carl Wernicke ranks 8. Before him are Rudolf Virchow (1821), Paul Ehrlich (1854), Emil von Behring (1854), Albert Sabin (1906), Alexander Bogdanov (1873), and Magnus Hirschfeld (1868). After him are Jan Jesenius (1566), Leon Pinsker (1821), Bronisława Dłuska (1865), Robert Remak (1815), Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser (1855), and Hilary Koprowski (1916).

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