Heymans, Jean-François
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| Birthname | Joannes Franciscus Heymans | ||||
| born on | 25 December 1859 at 21:00 (= 9:00 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Gooik, Belgium, 50n48, 4e07 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m4e07 (is local mean time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   03°36'  21°54 Asc. 00°49'
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Biography
Belgian pharmacologist and physiologist whose research included studies of myelinated and non-myelinated nerve fiber, the nervous system of the amphioxus, nerve endings of leeches, the influence of temperature on muscle contraction and on the detoxification of cyanide derivatives, to name a few.
With German neurophysiologist Johannes Gad, he published a textbook on physiology titled Kurzes Lehrbuch der Physiologie des Menschen.
In 1891 he was named professor of pharmacodynamics and general therapeutics at the University of Ghent. Here, he founded a laboratory for experimental pharmacology and therapeutics.
He died on 10 April 1932 in Middelkerke, aged 72.
Relationships
- parent->child relationship with Heymans, Corneille (born 28 March 1892)
Events
Source Notes
Grazia Bordoni's Science database quotes Gauquelin.
Wikipedia has 25 December.
Sept 2018: Svi retrieved BC from online municipal archive: 25 December 1859 at 9 PM.
Categories
- Family : Parenting : Kids - Noted
- Vocation : Science : Biology (Pharmacologist and physiologist)
- Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction (Science)