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Willem Kolff
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Born
February 14
,
1911
·
Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Died
February 11
,
2009
·
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA
(congestive heart failure)
Birth name
Willem Johan Kolff
Nickname
Father of the Artificial Organ
Mini Bio
Willem Kolff was born on February 14, 1911 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was married to Janke Huidekoper. He died on February 11, 2009 in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Janke Huidekoper
(1937 - 2000) (divorced, 5 children)
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Inventor of the modern kidney dialysis machine; chief designer of the first mechanical heart implanted in a person.
Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1985.
Built the first kidney dialysis machine.
Built the first successful artificial heart.
His wife reportedly divorced him because she could no longer stand his constant tinkering.
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