Authors: Sophie Masneuf Christian R Baumann Christian W Hess Philipp O Valko
Publish Date: 2015/05/19
Volume: 262, Issue: 9, Pages: 2198-2199
Abstract
Walter Rudolf Hess 1881–1973 was born on March 17 1881 in Frauenfeld Switzerland as the son of Gertrud Fischer and college physics professor Clemens Hess Still a child Hess was introduced to life sciences helping his father to collect plants and butterflies and then taking part in his physics experiments Stimulated by these early scientific experiences Hess started studying medicine at the University of Lausanne in 1899 He pursued his medical studies at the Universities of Bern Berlin Kiel and Zurich While observing a vascular anomaly during a class on dissection Hess speculated about a hemodynamic influence on the arterial system Encouraged by anatomist Wilhelm Roux 1850–1924 this observation led to his first research article 1 Hess kept a lifelong interest in hemodynamics
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