Carl Wernicke Scientist

Carl or Karl Wernicke (/ˈvɛərnɨkə/ or /ˈvɛərnɨki/; German: [ˈvɛʁnɪkə]) (15 May 1848 – 15 June 1905) was a German physician, anatomist, psychiatrist and neuropathologist. His first name has long appeared in print in both the Karl and Carl spelling variants (see Charles).

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Carl Wernicke
Birth dateMay 15, 1848
Birth place
Tarnowskie Góry , Kingdom of Prussia , Upper Silesia
Date of deathJune 15, 1905
Place of death
German Empire , Germany , Gräfenroda
Education
University of Wrocław
Known for
Receptive aphasia
Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome

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Field of study
Neurology
Psychiatry
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