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Emil du Bois-Reymond

German physician and physiologist (1818-1896) · Doctors · Died at 78

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Emil Heinrich du Bois-Reymond was a German physiologist, the co-discoverer of nerve action potential, and the developer of experimental electrophysiology. His lectures on science and culture earned him great esteem during the latter half of the 19th century.

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1896Died26 December 18961892Helmholtz MedalAward1877Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAwardPour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts orderAward1873Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and ArtAward1818Born7 November 1818

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Emil du Bois-Reymond's experimental apparatus, c. 1843Emil du Bois-Reymond's experimental apparatus, c. 1843Image of the experiment witnessed by HumboldtImage of the experiment witnessed by Humboldt

Awards

Helmholtz Medal1892
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order1877
Foreign Member of the Royal Society1877
Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art1873
Honorary Doctor of the University of Vienna

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Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
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Dates
Lived 1818 to 1896 · aged 78

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