Willem Johan Kolff

Quick Facts

Full Name	Willem Johan Kolff
Occupation	Doctor
Date Of Birth	Feb 14, 1911(1911-02-14)
Age	113
Date Of Death	2009-02-11
Birthplace	Leiden
Country	Netherlands
Birth City	South Holland
Horoscope	Aquarius

Willem Johan Kolff Biography

Willem Johan Kolff is one of the most popular and richest Doctor who was born on February 14, 1911 in Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands. Doctor who recreated the function of kidneys by using the world’s first dialysis device.

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He had five brothers younger than him.

Willem Johan Kolff Net Worth

Willem Johan Kolff is one of the richest Doctor from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Willem Johan Kolff 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the Dutch Resistance during World War II, he created the first artificial kidney.

He designed the first dialysis unit using pieces he found from the war and included a piece of a destroyed German fighter aircraft.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Willem Johan Kolff Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Willem Ranked on the list of most popular Doctor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Willem Johan Kolff celebrates birthday on February 14 of every year.

What did Willem J Kolff invent?

Inventions

What is Willem Kolff famous for?

Willem Johan Kolff was known as the “ Father of Artificial Organs.” He became internationally known in 1957, when he began working on the total artificial heart at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, but his contributions to the field of artificial organs and to the betterment of the lives of millions of people began long …

Who created the first artificial organ?

Known as the “Father of Artificial Organs,” Dr. Kolff invented the first artificial heart and kidney using orange-juice cans, used auto parts, and sausage casings. He was noted for saying, “If a man can grow a heart, he can build one.” Willem Kolff was born in Leyden, The Netherlands, on 14 February 1911.

Who invented the kidney dialysis machine?

Willem Kolff is considered the father of dialysis. This young Dutch physician constructed the first dialyzer (artificial kidney) in 1943. The road to Kolff’s creation of an artificial kidney began in the late 1930s when he was working in a small ward at the University of Groningen Hospital in the Netherlands.

Who invented the kidney?

Willem Kolff , Doctor Who Invented Kidney and Heart Machines, Dies at 97 – The New York Times.