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Walter Rudolf Hess
Swiss physiologist (1881-1973)
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Details
Instance of
human
Born
17 March 1881
Died
12 August 1973
, 12 September 1973
Place of birth
Frauenfeld
Place of death
Muralto
Sex or gender
male
Given name
Walter
,
Rudolf
Family name
Hess
Field of work
human physiology
,
ophthalmology
,
neuroscience
,
surgery
Occupation
physician
,
ophthalmologist
,
neuroscientist
,
university teacher
,
surgeon
,
art historian
,
physiologist
Citizenship
Switzerland
Awards
Marcel Benoist Prize
,
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
,
Carl-Ludwig Honorary Medal
archives at
Archive for the History of Medicine
birth name
Walter Rudolf Hess
different from
Walter Hess
doctoral student
Konrad Akert
educated at
University of Zurich
employer
University of Zurich
interested in
physiology
languages spoken, written or signed
German
member of
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
,
Pontifical Academy of Sciences
,
Thurgovia
,
Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium
municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Zug
name in native language
Walter Hess
place of burial
Berlin
topic's main category
Category:Walter Hess
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Author of
Diencephalon, autonomic and extrapyramidal functions