Walter Rudolf Hess
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| Walter Rudolf Hess | |
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| Born | March 17, 1881 Frauenfeld, Switzerland |
| Died | August 12, 1973 (aged 92) Locarno, Switzerland |
| Occupation | Physiologist |
| Known for | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1949 |
Walter Rudolf Hess (17 March 1881 – 12 August 1973)[1] was a Swiss physiologist. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1949 for locating the areas of the brain involved in the control of internal organs which he shared with Egas Moniz. He was born on 17 March 1881 in Frauenfeld, Switzerland and died on 12 August 1973 in Locarno, Switzerland.
References [change]
- ↑ "Walter Rudolf Hess - Autobiography". nobelprize.org. 2011 [last update]. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1949/hess.html. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
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