Hans Berger

German neurologist (1873–1941)

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[22]
Date of birth: May 21, 1873
Date of death: June 1, 1941
Place of birth: Neuses
Place of death: Jena
Country of citizenship: Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, German Reich^[13]^[14]
Occupation: university teacher, neurologist, psychiatrist, scientist, inventor
Employer: University of Jena, Jena University Hospital^[17]^[18]
Position held: rector of the University of Jena, extraordinary professor^[15]^[16]
Educated at: University of Jena, Gymnasium Casimirianum Coburg^[19]^[20]
Father: Friedrich Berger^[11]
Mother: Anna Berger^[12]
Cause of death: hanging to death^[24]
Languages spoken, written or signed: German^[33]
Academic degree: Doctor of Medicine, full professor^[25]^[26]
Archives at: Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Archive^[23]
Described by source: Pedagogues and Psychologists of the World, Schaffhausen Canton History of the 19th and 20th Centuries, NDB-online^[30]^[31]^[32]
Family name: Berger^[27]
Given name: Hans^[28]
Manner of death: suicide^[29]
Member of: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina^[21]
Name in native language: Hans Berger^[34]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject MfN Berlin Names^[35]

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Place of burial: Johannisfriedhof^[10]

🏷️ Also known as

en Berger, Gans en Prof. Dr. H. Berger en H. Berger en Hans Berger ar هانز برجر cs Hans Berger-Jena de Prof. Dr. H. Berger de H. Berger de Berger, Gans fa هانس برگر fr Berger, Gans fr H. Berger fr Prof. Dr. H. Berger he הנס ברגר ja ハンス・ベルガー ko 한스 베르거 nl Hans Berger (neuroloog) ru Ганс Бергер ru Ханс Бергер sv Berger

🔖 Identifiers · 57

ISNI: 000000010963506X
ORCID iD: 0009-0007-8555-393X
VIAF cluster ID: 32793939
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n2004121601
GND ID: 118850709
AbART person ID: 117402
Academic Tree ID: 7058
BBC Things ID: 72ab8180-944b-41a0-9d88-1b6385be9dd7
BIBSYS ID: 90712308
BIU Santé person ID: 1799
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 16534169p
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: berger-hans

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CANTIC ID: 981058616580106706
CiNii Research ID: 1140000791797885824
DDB person (GND) ID: 118850709
De Agostini ID: Berger,+Hans
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 118850709
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 85669
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Hans-Berger
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: hans-berger
FAST ID: 1591781
FactGrid item ID: Boban Rajović
Freebase ID: /m/0499q6
GEPRIS Historisch person ID: 5100777
Geni profile ID: 6000000026727462161
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: hans-berger
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0223018
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017): 1859406
IdRef ID: 131056689
J9U entity ID: 987007344864505171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 118850709
Kallías ID: PE00328257
Leopoldina member ID (new): hans-berger
Medvik ID: nlk20000079552
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA1411690X
NDL Authority ID: 001346413
NL CR AUT ID: nlk20000079552
NNDB people ID: 284/000174759
NUKAT ID: n2013170759
National Library of Latvia ID: 000312902
National Library of Lithuania ID: LNB:CJfU;=Be
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9813275278605606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 07195211X
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID: 895
Obálky knih ID: nlk20000079552
Open Library ID: OL2008324A
Open Plaques subject ID: 12500
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803095500301
RERO ID (legacy): A012357884
SBN author ID: UFIV146989
Topic's main category: Category:Hans Berger
Treccani ID: hans-berger
Wellcome Collection concept ID: e7pb6che
Whonamedit? doctor ID (archived): 845
WikiTree person ID: Berger-2181
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJkdgKth3p4txT7qXfHQv3
Yale LUX ID: person/896bcb45-344f-470f-90cf-1567ca06c5fb

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Occupation 5

scientist, inventor, psychiatrist, university teacher, neurologist

Academic degree 2

Doctor of Medicine, full professor

Country of citizenship 2

German Reich, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Educated at 2

University of Jena, Gymnasium Casimirianum Coburg

Named after 2

12729 Berger, Hans-Berger-Preis

Cause of death 1

hanging to death

Employer 1

University of Jena

FactGrid item ID 1

Boban Rajović

Family name 1

Berger

Given name 1

Hans

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

German

Manner of death 1

suicide

Member of 1

German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

Place of death 1

Jena

Position held 1

extraordinary professor

Sex or gender 1

male

← Production designer 1

The Curse

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Alan Stevenson

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Summary

Hans Berger was born on May 21, 1873^[1], in Neuses^[2]. He died on June 1, 1941^[3], in Jena^[4]. He worked as a university teacher^[5], neurologist^[6], psychiatrist^[7], scientist^[8], and inventor^[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Hans Berger include 12729 Berger^[36], an asteroid^[37] and Hans-Berger-Preis^[38], a science award^[39], founded in 1960^[40].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Hans Berger include 12729 Berger^[36], an asteroid^[37] and Hans-Berger-Preis^[38], a science award^[39], founded in 1960^[40].

FAQs

Where was Hans Berger born?

Hans Berger was born in Neuses^[2].

Where did Hans Berger die?

Hans Berger passed away in Jena^[4].

Who were Hans Berger's parents?

Hans Berger's father was Friedrich Berger^[11]. Hans Berger's mother was Anna Berger^[12].

What did Hans Berger do for work?

Hans Berger worked as a university teacher^[5], neurologist^[6], psychiatrist^[7], scientist^[8], and inventor^[9].

Where did Hans Berger go to school?

Hans Berger was educated at University of Jena^[19] and Gymnasium Casimirianum Coburg^[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Hans Berger — place of birth (P19): Neuses. Geni.com. Retrieved 2025-12-14. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Hans Berger — place of death (P20): Jena. Geni.com. Retrieved 2025-12-14. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Hans Berger — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Hans Berger — father (P22): Friedrich Berger. Geni.com. Retrieved 2025-12-14. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Hans Berger — mother (P25): Anna Berger. Geni.com. Retrieved 2025-12-14. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Hans Berger — country of citizenship (P27): Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Hans Berger — country of citizenship (P27): German Reich. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Hans Berger — position held (P39): rector of the University of Jena. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Hans Berger — position held (P39): extraordinary professor. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Hans Berger — educated at (P69): University of Jena. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Hans Berger — educated at (P69): Gymnasium Casimirianum Coburg. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Hans Berger — occupation (P106): university teacher. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2025-12-14. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Hans Berger — occupation (P106): neurologist. Geni.com. Retrieved 2025-12-14. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Hans Berger — occupation (P106): psychiatrist. Geni.com. Retrieved 2025-12-14. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Hans Berger — occupation (P106): scientist. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Hans Berger — occupation (P106): inventor. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Hans Berger — employer (P108): University of Jena. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2025-12-14. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Hans Berger — employer (P108): Jena University Hospital. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-12-10. deutsche-biographie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Hans Berger — place of burial (P119): Johannisfriedhof. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Hans Berger — member of (P463): German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. www.leopoldina.org. Retrieved 2025-12-14. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Hans Berger — archives at (P485): Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Archive. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Hans Berger — cause of death (P509): hanging to death. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Hans Berger — academic degree (P512): Doctor of Medicine. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-04-02. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Hans Berger — academic degree (P512): full professor. Geni.com. Retrieved 2025-12-14. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Hans Berger — date of birth (P569): May 21, 1873. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Hans Berger — date of death (P570): June 1, 1941. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Hans Berger — family name (P734): Berger. Geni.com. Retrieved 2025-12-14. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Hans Berger — given name (P735): Hans. Geni.com. Retrieved 2025-12-14. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Hans Berger — manner of death (P1196): suicide. Geni.com. Retrieved 2025-12-14. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Hans Berger — described by source (P1343): Pedagogues and Psychologists of the World. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Hans Berger — described by source (P1343): Schaffhausen Canton History of the 19th and 20th Centuries. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Hans Berger — described by source (P1343): NDB-online. Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 2026-11-02. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Hans Berger — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): German. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Hans Berger — name in native language (P1559): Hans Berger. Geni.com. Retrieved 2025-12-14. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Hans Berger — on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008): WikiProject MfN Berlin Names. wikidata.org.

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

[37] ↑ 12729 Berger — P31: asteroid. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[39] ↑ Hans-Berger-Preis — P31: science award. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[40] ↑ Hans-Berger-Preis — P571: +1960-00-00T00:00:00Z. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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