Walter Rudolf Hess

Walter Rudolf Hess
Walter Rudolf Hess
Born	17 March 1881; Frauenfeld, Thurgau, Switzerland
Died	12 August 1973 (aged 92); Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
Alma mater	University of Zurich; University of Kiel; University of Berlin;
Awards	Marcel Benoist Prize (1931); Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1949);
	Scientific career
Fields	Physiology
Institutions	University of Zurich, ETH Zürich

Walter Rudolf Hess (17 March 1881 – 12 August 1973)^[1] was a Swiss physiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1949 for mapping the areas of the brain involved in the control of internal organs.^[2] He shared the prize with Egas Moniz.

^ Koelbing, Huldrych M.F. "Walter Rudolf Hess". Historiches Lexikon der Schweiz [Historical Dictionary of Switzerland] (in German).
^ His Nobel Lecture on "The Central Control of the Activity of Internal Organs"

[1] Koelbing, Huldrych M.F. "Walter Rudolf Hess". Historiches Lexikon der Schweiz [Historical Dictionary of Switzerland] (in German).

[2] His Nobel Lecture on "The Central Control of the Activity of Internal Organs"

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Walter Rudolf Hess

Born	(1881-03-17)17 March 1881 Frauenfeld, Thurgau, Switzerland
Died	12 August 1973(1973-08-12) (aged 92) Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
Alma mater	University of Zurich University of Kiel University of Berlin
Awards	Marcel Benoist Prize (1931) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1949)
Scientific career
Fields	Physiology
Institutions	University of Zurich, ETH Zürich

Walter Rudolf Hess

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