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Adolf Fick

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Also known as Adolf Eugen Fick

German-born physician and physiologist (1829-1901)

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Born
1829
Died
1901
Works
22

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  • Der kreislauf des blutes
  • Ueber das Wesen der Muskelarbeit
  • Ein neuer Wellenzeichner
  • Die Alkoholfrage
  • Secielle bewegungslehre

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Key facts

Born
3 September 1829, Kassel , Electorate of Hesse
Died
21 August 1901 (1901-08-21) (aged 71), Blankenberge, Flanders , Belgium
Alma mater
University of Marburg
Known for
Fick's laws of diffusion , Fick principle , Imbert–Fick law
Fields
Physiology , Biophysics
Institutions
University of Zurich , University of Würzburg
Thesis
Tractatur de errore optico quodam asymetria bulbi oculi effecto (1851)
Doctoral advisor
Franz Ludwig Fick
Doctoral students
Johann Jakob Müller , Max Dessoir

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Encyclopedic overview

Adolf Eugen Fick (3 September 1829 – 21 August 1901) was a German-born physician and physiologist.

Early life and education

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