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Karl Gebhardt
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German physician and convicted war criminal (1897–1948)
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Karl Gebhardt was a German surgeon, physician, university teacher, and politician. Born in Haag in Oberbayern in 1897, he served in World War I and World War II, attaining the ranks of Obergruppenführer and Sturmbannführer. He was a member of the Nazi Party and held allegiance to Nazi Germany. His professional career included positions at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, where he was also educated, as well as the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Hohenlychen Sanatorium, and the Organisation Todt.
Gebhardt received the Iron Cross during his service. He was convicted of crimes against humanity and executed by hanging at Landsberg am Lech on June 2, 1948. In addition to his medical and political roles, he was an author with works such as *Univerträglichkeit bei Prunus-Pfropfkombinationen*, *Das okzitanische Lehngut im Französischen*, and *Determining hydrologic properties of soil*. He spoke German and is referenced in multiple encyclopedia articles.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Standards and guidelines for the interpretation of sequence variants: a joint consensus recommendation of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology
· 2015 · cited 29,100x
- Radiotherapy plus Concomitant and Adjuvant Temozolomide for Glioblastoma
· 2005 · cited 18,717x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,776x
- An Overview of CMIP5 and the Experiment Design
· 2012 · cited 11,731x
- Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines
· 2018 · cited 9,646x
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Karl
- Family name
- Gebhardt
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Haag in Oberbayern
- Place of death
- Landsberg am Lech
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- Employer
- German Red Cross
- Political party
- Nazi Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- Iron Cross
- Field of work
- surgery
- Conflict
- World War I
- Military branch
- Schutzstaffel
- Military rank
- Obergruppenführer
- Image
- Karl Gebhardt, defendant in the Doctors' Trial.jpg
- Convicted of
- crime against humanity
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- Commons category
- Karl Gebhardt
- date of birth
- 1897-11-23
- date of death
- 1948-06-02
- cause of death
- hanging to death
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- allegiance
- Nazi Germany
- name in native language
- Karl Gebhardt
- member of
- Freikorps Oberland
- start of work period
- 1933-00-00
- significant person
- Siegfried Handloser
- interested in
- gas gangrene
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