Joseph Erlanger

@Physicians, Birthday and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Joseph Erlanger was a renowned American physiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1994 American University Of California, Berkeley Physicians Neurologists Physiologists Capricorn Celebrities Joseph Erlanger was a renowned American physiologist who conducted extensive studies in the field of neuroscience. His most important works include the discovery of a variety of nerve fiber, the determination of the relation between a nerve fiber diameter and action potential velocity and the development of the modified Western Electric Oscilloscope as well as an adapted version of the sphygmomanometer. After completing his graduation in Chemistry, he went on to pursue studies in medicine and completed his M.D degree from John Hopkins University in 1899. Though initially, he focused on cardiology, later he shifted his area of study to neuroscience and conducted several notable studies in the field. He began his career at the John Hopkins University and later shifted to the University of Wisconsin in 1906. Here he began his association with Herbert Spencer Gasser which lasted until 1931 and as a result of their partnership several critical inventions and discoveries were made in the field of neuroscience. They were jointly presented with the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1944 for ‘their discoveries relating to the highly differentiated functions of single nerve fibers’.

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Birthday: January 5, 1874 Died on: December 5, 1965 Nationality: American Famous: University Of California, Berkeley, Physicians, Neurologists, Physiologists Universities: University Of California, Berkeley University of California Berkeley 1892 - Lowell High School Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Notable Alumnis: University Of California Berkeley Birth Place: San Francisco Information Detail Birthday January 5, 1874 Died on December 5, 1965 Nationality American Famous University Of California, Berkeley, Physicians, Neurologists, Physiologists Universities University Of California, Berkeley University of California Berkeley 1892 - Lowell High School Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Notable Alumnis University Of California Berkeley Birth Place San Francisco Gender Male Sun Sign Capricorn Born in San Francisco Famous as Physiologist Died at Age 91

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He married Aimée Hirstel in 1906 and the couple had three children - Margaret (born in 1908), Ruth Josephine (born in 1910) and Herman (born in 1912). His wife Aimée Hirstel as well as his son Herman died in the year 1959. Unsplash Personal Life

Joseph Erlanger died of heart disease on 5 December 1965, at the age of 91, at St. Louis, Missouri. Unsplash Personal Life

On 8 December 1976, the Joseph Erlanger House at St. Louis was designated as National Historical Landmark in appreciation of his efforts and achievements. Unsplash Personal Life

Joseph Erlanger was born on 5 January 1874 at San Francisco, California. He was the sixth child of Herman and Sarah Erlanger who were Jewish immigrants from the Kingdom of Württemberg in Germany. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1892, he completed his school education from the Lowell High School in San Francisco. In 1895, he completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of California in Berkley. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He subsequently enrolled at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore to pursue studies in medicine and attained his M. D degree in 1899. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Upon completing his graduation, Joseph Erlanger went on to continue his internship at the John Hopkins hospital for a year after which he was appointed at the medical school there. Unsplash Career

He worked at the Department of Physiology and began his career as an assistant. He later took up the post of Instructor and used to deliver lectures on topics related to metabolism and digestion as part of his work. Unsplash Career

In 1901, he published a paper on the digestive system of canines. This work caught the attention of physiology professor William H Howells, who recruiter Joseph Erlanger as an Assistant Professor. He was later promoted as Associate Professor. Unsplash Career

In 1906, he joined the Medical school associated with the University of Wisconsin as the first Professor of Physiology. Among his students was Herbert Spencer Gasser who went on to become a noted physiologist and collaborated with Joseph Erlanger for several research and study purposes. Unsplash Career

A few years later, in 1910, he joined as the Professor of Physiology at the Medical School of Washington University in St. Louis. Here he received more support and funding for his research projects. Unsplash Career

Joseph Erlanger was a noted physiologist whose primary focus in research was neuroscience. His inventions of devices like the adapted cathode ray oscilloscope, and modified sphygmomanometer were considered a breakthrough. He along with counterpart physiologist H.S.Gasser conducted studies that led to the discovery of the various types and forms of neurons and the measurement of their action potential in different stages. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	January 5, 1874
Died on	December 5, 1965
Nationality	American
Famous	University Of California, Berkeley, Physicians, Neurologists, Physiologists
Universities	University Of California, Berkeley University of California Berkeley 1892 - Lowell High School Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Notable Alumnis	University Of California Berkeley
Birth Place	San Francisco
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Capricorn
Born in	San Francisco
Famous as	Physiologist
Died at Age	91

Joseph Erlanger

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Jan 5, 1874

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