About Ludwig G. Kempe
Lived 1915 – 2012 (aged 96). Ludwig G. Kempe was a neurosurgeon and university teacher.
Ludwig G. Kempe (October 16, 1915 – June 22, 2012) was an American neurosurgeon, author and illustrator.
He was an author of books in the field of neurosurgery and ornithology Along with Russell Blaylock, Kempe published a novel transcallosal approach to excising intraventricular meningiomas of the trigone, as well as developing the ventriculolymphatic shunt in the treatment of hydrocephalus.
Publications 2004. Kempe's Operative Neurosurgery, Volume 1. ,
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Who was Ludwig G. Kempe?
Medical author (1915-2012)
When was Ludwig G. Kempe born?
Ludwig G. Kempe was born on 16 October 1915 in Prenzlau.
When did Ludwig G. Kempe die?
Ludwig G. Kempe died on 22 June 2012 in Pisgah National Forest.
What was Ludwig G. Kempe's occupation?
Ludwig G. Kempe was a neurosurgeon and university teacher.
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