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Hans Horst Meyer

German pharmacologist (1853-1939) · Academics · Died at 86

Hans Horst Meyer was a German pharmacologist. He studied medicine and did research in pharmacology. The Meyer-Overton hypothesis on the mode of action on general anaesthetics is partially named after him.

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Royal Order of Vasa
Honorary Doctor of the University of Vienna
Honorary Doctorate of the University of Graz
Honorary Doctor of the University of Tartu

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He also discovered the importance of glucuronic acid as a reaction partner for drugs, and the mode of action of tetanus toxin on the body.

Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1853 to 1939 · aged 86