Karel Frederik Wenckebach

Karel Frederik Wenckebach (Dutch: [ˌʋeːŋkɛ'bɑx]; March 24, 1864 – November 11, 1940) was a Dutch anatomist who was a native of the Hague.

Karel Frederik Wenckebach
Karel Frederik Wenckebach
BornMarch 24, 1864
The Hague, Netherlands
DiedNovember 11, 1940
Vienna, Austria
NationalityDutch
Known for Wenckebach Phenomenon
Scientific career
Fieldsanatomy
cardiology
InstitutionsUniversity of Groningen

He studied medicine in Utrecht, and in 1901 become a professor of medicine at the University of Groningen. Later he was a professor at the Universities of Strasbourg (1911–14) and Vienna (1914–29).

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