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Emil Heinrich du Bois-Reymond (7 November 1818 – 26 December 1896) was a German physician and physiologist, known as a pioneer of experimental electrophysiology .
Emil Heinrich Du Bois-Reymond was the German founder of modern electrophysiology, known for his research on electrical activity in nerve and muscle fibres. Working at the University of Berlin (1836–96) under Johannes Müller, whom he later succeeded as professor of physiology (1858), Du Bois-Reymond.
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Emil du Bois-Reymond is the most important forgotten intellectual of the nineteenth century. In his own time (1818–1896) du Bois-Reymond grew famous in his native Germany and beyond for his groundbreaking research in neuroscience and his provocative addresses on politics and culture.
Nov 10, 2019 · The Greatest Unknown Intellectual of the 19th Century. Emil du Bois-Reymond proclaimed the mystery of consciousness, championed the theory of natural selection and revolutionized the study...
- Gabriel Finkelstein
In his own time (1818–1896) du Bois-Reymond grew famous in his native Germany and beyond for his groundbreaking research in neuroscience and his provocative addresses on politics and culture. This biography by Gabriel Finkelstein draws on personal papers, published writings, and contemporary responses to tell the story of a major scientific ...
- Gabriel Finkelstein
- 2013
Emil du Bois-Reymond is the most important forgotten intellectual of the nineteenth century. In his own time (1818--1896) du Bois-Reymond grew famous in his native Germany and beyond for his groundbreaking research in neuroscience and his provocative addresses on politics and culture.
In his famous speech "Über die Grenzen des Naturerkennens" (1872) Emil du Bois-Reymond lifted the Laplacean formula out of its long oblivion and placed it at the focal point of epistemological and scientific discussion...
