a German physician and physiologist, the co-discoverer of nerve action potential, and the developer of experimental electrophysiology.
Born
7 November 1818 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
Died
26 December 1896 (aged 78) Berlin, Germany
Nationality
German
Known for
Nerve action potential
Fields
Physiology Electrophysiology
Alma mater
University of Berlin
Spouse(s)
Jeannette du Bois-Reymond, née Claude
adultbasic
Germany
Children
9
Doctoral advisor
Johannes Müller
era
1800+
Influenced
Eduard Hitzig, Julius Bernstein
Influences
Lucretius, Comte
Notable students
William James
Other academic advisors
Karl Bogislaus Reichert, Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, Gustav Magnus