Gert Postel
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Gert Postel is a German impostor infamous for successfully posing as a medical doctor and psychiatrist despite lacking formal medical training.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gert Postel canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German person
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human ⓘ impostor ⓘ |
| controversialFor | criticizing psychiatry after his exposure ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| education |
no formal medical degree
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no formal psychiatric specialization ⓘ |
| employer |
German postal service
NERFINISHED
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various German medical institutions ⓘ |
| familyName | Postel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfDeception |
medicine
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psychiatry ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | autobiographical writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Gert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNoFormalTrainingIn |
medicine
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psychiatry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
delivering psychiatric lectures and reports despite lacking medical education
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using forged or misleading documents to obtain medical positions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
conviction for fraud
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criminal proceedings for fraud related to medical imposture ⓘ |
| mediaAppearance |
German television talk shows
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documentaries about impostors and fraud ⓘ |
| name | Gert Postel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
ability to convincingly use psychiatric jargon
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ability to pass job interviews for medical positions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
one of the most famous medical impostors in Germany
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posing as a medical doctor without formal medical training ⓘ posing as a psychiatrist without formal medical training ⓘ |
| notableWork | autobiographical accounts of his impostures ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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impostor ⓘ postman ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bremen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Germany ⓘ |
| speaksLanguage | German ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
articles on medical fraud
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books about impostors ⓘ |
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