# Basil Hetzel

> The Hon. Basil Stuart Hetzel was an Australian medical researcher who made a major contribution to combating iodine deficiency, a major cause of goitre and cretinism worldwide.

*Australian medical researcher*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/basil-hetzel

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** Australia
- **Born:** 1922-06-13
- **Died:** 2017-02-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.1 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 3.1 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Basil Hetzel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Hetzel)
- [باسل هيتزل](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84_%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B2%D9%84)
- [Basil Hetzel](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Hetzel)
- [Basil Hetzel](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Hetzel)
- [Basil Hetzel](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Hetzel)
- [Basil Hetzel](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Hetzel)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15504776)

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