Hans Asperger

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Hans Asperger was an Austrian pediatrician and medical researcher best known for his early work on the autism spectrum condition later termed Asperger syndrome.

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instanceOf human
associatedWith Vienna school of child psychiatry
birthName Hans Asperger self-linksurface differs
surface form: Johann Friedrich Karl Asperger
causeOfNotability pioneering descriptions of a subgroup on the autism spectrum
citizenship Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary

Austria
surface form: Republic of Austria
countryOfCitizenship Austria
dateOfBirth 1906-02-18
dateOfDeath 1980-10-21
described pattern of social isolation and narrow interests in children
relatively preserved language and intelligence in some autistic children
educatedAt University of Vienna
employer University of Vienna
Vienna University Children’s Clinic
era 20th-century medicine
ethnicGroup Austrian
familyName Asperger syndrome
surface form: Asperger
fieldOfWork autism research
child psychiatry
pediatrics
givenName Hans
hasAcademicDegree doctorate in medicine
hasControversy alleged complicity with Nazi child euthanasia policies
hasLegacy eponymous Asperger syndrome diagnosis (historical term)
hasNameInLanguage Hans Asperger self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hans Asperger (English)

Hans Asperger self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hans Asperger (German)
hasParticularNotion concept of autistic psychopathy
influenced later diagnostic concept of Asperger syndrome
knownFor early clinical descriptions of autistic psychopathy in children
work on the condition later termed Asperger syndrome
languageOfWorkOrName German
memberOf Nazi-era medical establishment in Vienna
name Hans Asperger self-link
notableStudent children treated at Vienna University Children’s Clinic
notableWork Die „autistischen Psychopathen“ im Kindesalter
occupation medical researcher
pediatrician
partOf history of autism research
placeOfBirth Hausbrunn, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary
placeOfDeath Vienna
surface form: Vienna, Austria
positionHeld director of the University of Vienna children’s clinic
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
studied developmental disorders in children
language and social difficulties in children
subjectOf historical research on his role during National Socialism
workLocation Vienna
surface form: Vienna, Austria

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Hans Asperger birthName Hans Asperger self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Johann Friedrich Karl Asperger
Asperger syndrome firstDescribedBy Hans Asperger
Hans Asperger hasNameInLanguage Hans Asperger self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hans Asperger (English)
Hans Asperger hasNameInLanguage Hans Asperger self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hans Asperger (German)
Hans Asperger name Hans Asperger self-link
Asperger syndrome namedAfter Hans Asperger