Home›Sources›Kolff, Willem J. (Case Western Reserve Encyclopedia of Cleveland History)SourcesKolff, Willem J. (Case Western Reserve Encyclopedia of Cleveland History)Academic EncyclopediaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextTechnology and Engineering Atlas. "Kolff, Willem J. (Case Western Reserve Encyclopedia of Cleveland History)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/sources/case-encyclopedia-kolff.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextTechnology and Engineering Atlas. (n.d.). Kolff, Willem J. (Case Western Reserve Encyclopedia of Cleveland History). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/sources/case-encyclopedia-kolffCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{technologyandengineeringatlas-kolff-willem-j-case-western-reserve-ency, author = {Technology and Engineering Atlas}, title = {Kolff, Willem J. (Case Western Reserve Encyclopedia of Cleveland History)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/sources/case-encyclopedia-kolff}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationVerifiedThe Case Western Reserve University Encyclopedia of Cleveland History entry on Willem J. Kolff, consulted for the 1943 rotating drum kidney and its first successful patient recovery.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (13 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPublisherWell-attestedCase Western Reserve UniversityURLWell-attestedhttps://case.edu/ech/articles/k/kolff-willem-jSource TypeWell-attestedAcademic HistoryReliability TierWell-attested1SourcesKolff, Willem J. (Case Western Reserve Encyclopedia of Cleveland History)tier 1Case Western Reserve UniversityView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (13 claims)This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicInventions, 7 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 1 holds, 1 general references.Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Engineers, 1 claims: 1 holds.Well-attested9InventionsThe Dialysis MachineSourcesKolff, Willem J. (Case Western Reserve Encyclopedia of Cleveland History)Scholarly debate1InventionsThe Dialysis MachineHolds2EngineersWillem KolffInventionsThe Dialysis MachineGeneral References1InventionsThe Dialysis MachineComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year