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Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt

1885 - 1964

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Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt (June 2, 1885 – December 30, 1964) was a German neurologist and neuropathologist. Although he is typically credited as the physician to first describe the Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, this has been disputed. He was born in Harburg an der Elbe and died in Munich. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt is the 570th most popular physician (down from 556th in 2019), the 4,415th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,387th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular German Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt ranks 570 out of 726. Before him are Ludwig Aschoff, Guy Patin, Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar, Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, Adolf Meyer, and Sunao Tawara. After him are Napoleon Cybulski, Adam Zamenhof, Jeffrey Ullman, Arnold Pick, Karin Büttner-Janz, and Borzuya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt ranks 185. Before him are Herman Sörgel, Albert Betz, Giovanni Martinelli, Carl Goßler, Per Thorén, and Charles Bacon. After him are Sophia Parnok, Heinrich Schomburgk, George Dole, Saneatsu Mushanokōji, Tim Ahearne, and Martin Wagner. Among people deceased in 1964, Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt ranks 134. Before him are Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, Anita Malfatti, Adolfo Díaz, Felisberto Hernández, Reg Parnell, and Brendan Behan. After him are Theodore Freeman, Agnes Miegel, Erik Malmberg, Lauge Koch, Werner Bergengruen, and Luis Batlle Berres.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt ranks 4,417 out of 7,253. Before him are Lian Ross (1962), Arthur Jonath (1909), Adolf Urban (1914), Ludwig Bechstein (1801), Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1796), and Karl Julius Perleb (1794). After him are Julius von Haast (1822), Heinrich von Gagern (1799), Rüdiger Abramczik (1956), Marianne Cope (1838), Emre Can (1994), and Wolfgang Peters (1929).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Germany

Among physicians born in Germany, Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt ranks 93. Before him are Franz Josef Ruprecht (1814), Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch (1714), Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch (1771), Julius Friedrich Cohnheim (1839), Ludwig Aschoff (1866), and Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar (1786). After him are Karin Büttner-Janz (1952), Özlem Türeci (1967), Albrecht von Graefe (1828), Oskar Vogt (1870), Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff (1807), and Edzard Ernst (1948).

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