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Widukind Lenz

German physician (1919-1995) · Germany · On the map · Doctors · Died at 76

Widukind Lenz was a distinguished German pediatrician, medical geneticist and dysmorphologist who was among the first to recognize the thalidomide syndrome in 1961 and alert the world to the dangers of limb and other malformations due to the mother's exposure to this drug during pregnancy.

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Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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Country
Germany
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 1995 · aged 76