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Willem Einthoven

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Also known as W. Einthoven

Dutch physiologist

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Willem Einthoven was a Dutch physiologist who made important contributions to medical science. His work matters because it helped advance the field of physiology and our understanding of how the human body works.

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Born
1860
Died
1927
Works
6

Top works

  • Über die Bewegungen des Pharynx
  • Das Saitengalvenometer und die Messung der Aktionsströme des Herzens
  • Stereoscopie door kleurverschil
  • "On the theory of Lippmann's capillary electrometer"
  • Selected papers on electrocardiography of Willem Einthoven

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Type
Person
Country
BE
Active from
1940-02-09

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Portrait of W. (Willem) Einthoven, professor of Physiology and Histology at Leiden University Icones 332.tiff
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date of birth
1860-05-21
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Willem Einthoven
name in native language
Willem Einthoven
date of death
1927-09-29
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Willem Einthoven (21 May 1860 – 29 September 1927) was a Dutch medical doctor and physiologist. He invented the first practical electrocardiograph (ECG or EKG) in 1895 and received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1924 for it ("for the discovery of the mechanism of the electrocardiogram").

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