RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Henry Molaison

1926 - 2008

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Henry Gustav Molaison (February 26, 1926 – December 2, 2008), known widely as H.M., was an American epileptic man who in 1953 received a bilateral medial temporal lobectomy to surgically resect parts of his brain—the anterior two thirds of his hippocampi, parahippocampal cortices, entorhinal cortices, piriform cortices, and amygdalae—in an attempt to cure his epilepsy. Although the surgery was partially successful in controlling his epilepsy, a severe side effect was that he became unable to form new memories. His unique case also helped define ethical standards in neurological research, emphasizing the need for patient consent and the consideration of long-term impacts of medical interventions. Furthermore, Molaison's life after his surgery highlighted the challenges and adaptations required for living with significant memory impairments, serving as an important case study for healthcare professionals and caregivers dealing with similar conditions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Molaison is the 648th most popular religious figure (up from 1,161st in 2019), the 774th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,963rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Henry Molaison ranks 648 out of 3,187. Before him are Hind bint Utbah, Angela Merici, Pope Adrian IV, Gamaliel, Umm Kulthum bint Ali, and Junayd of Baghdad. After him are Maudgalyayana, Baal Shem Tov, Ramla bint Abi Sufyan, Kateri Tekakwitha, Antipope Clement VII, and Philemon.

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Among people born in 1926, Henry Molaison ranks 35. Before him are Paul Berg, Sydney Chaplin, Beji Caid Essebsi, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Paul Bocuse, and Leopoldo Galtieri. After him are Ivan Illich, Valdas Adamkus, Allen Ginsberg, John Coltrane, Ingeborg Bachmann, and David Attenborough. Among people deceased in 2008, Henry Molaison ranks 23. Before him are Miriam Makeba, Mahmoud Darwish, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Sydney Pollack, Jørn Utzon, and Richard Wright. After him are Alain Robbe-Grillet, Michael DeBakey, Harold Pinter, Leonid Hurwicz, William F. Buckley Jr., and Roy Scheider.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Molaison ranks 774 out of 20,380. Before him are Ellen G. White (1827), Darren Young (1983), Christopher Lambert (1957), Murray Gell-Mann (1929), Joanne Woodward (1930), and Roy Sullivan (1912). After him are Florence Griffith Joyner (1959), Robert W. Holley (1922), Carrie Fisher (1956), Barbara Liskov (1939), Michael DeBakey (1908), and Albert Ellis (1913).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Henry Molaison ranks 7. Before him are Pope Leo XIV (1955), Joseph Smith (1805), Brigham Young (1801), Charles Taze Russell (1852), Maria Branyas (1907), and Billy Graham (1918). After him are Kateri Tekakwitha (1656), Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1930), John Mott (1865), Timothy M. Dolan (1950), Raymond Leo Burke (1948), and William Miller (1782).

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