Willem Johan Kolff

Willem Johan "Pim" Kolff was a pioneer of hemodialysis, artificial heart, as well as in the entire field of artificial organs. Willem was a member of the Kolff family, an old Dutch patrician family. He made his major discoveries in the field of dialysis for kidney failure during the Second World War.

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Who was born first?

• Willem Johan Kolff and Klara Dan von Neumann were born the same year
• Willem Johan Kolff and Hans von Ohain were born the same year
• Willem Johan Kolff was born 1 year after Momofuku Ando
• Willem Johan Kolff was born 1 year after Christopher Cockerell
• Willem Johan Kolff was born 1 year before Taiichi Ohno

Timeline

1. Christopher CockerellJune 4, 1910 – June 1, 1999
2. Momofuku AndoMarch 5, 1910 – January 5, 2007
3. Hans von OhainDecember 14, 1911 – March 13, 1998
4. Klara Dan von NeumannAugust 18, 1911 – November 10, 1963
5. Willem Johan Kolff (this page)February 14, 1911 – February 11, 2009
6. Taiichi OhnoFebruary 29, 1912 – May 28, 1990

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