Wilder Penfield
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Wilder Penfield was a pioneering Canadian neurosurgeon and neuroscientist renowned for his groundbreaking brain-mapping studies and contributions to epilepsy surgery.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wilder Penfield canonical | 2 |
| Wilder Graves Penfield | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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neuroscientist ⓘ neurosurgeon ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Rhodes Scholar at Oxford ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of Canada
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Lasker Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Merit (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Society of Canada fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | abdominal cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1891-01-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1976-04-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Johns Hopkins University
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Merton College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ Princeton University ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer |
McGill University
NERFINISHED
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Montreal Neurological Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Penfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epileptology
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neuroscience ⓘ neurosurgery ⓘ |
| fullName | Wilder Graves Penfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Montreal procedure
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brain mapping ⓘ epilepsy surgery ⓘ homunculus maps of the cerebral cortex ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Society (London)
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Royal Society of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | World War I medical service (briefly) ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Montreal procedure for surgical treatment of epilepsy
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Penfield homunculus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Theodore Rasmussen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Epilepsy and the Functional Anatomy of the Human Brain
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The Cerebral Cortex of Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Spokane, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Montreal, Quebec, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
founding director of the Montreal Neurological Institute
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professor of neurology and neurosurgery at McGill University ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Montreal, Quebec, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Helen Kermott Penfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Wilder Graves Penfield