Award
Marcel Benoist Prize
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Walter Rudolf Hess
1881-03-17 – 1973-08-12
Life & Legacy
Walter Rudolf Hess (17 March 1881 – 12 August 1973) 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. He shared the prize with Egas Moniz.
Occupation & Career
physician, ophthalmologist, neuroscientist, university teacher, surgeon, art historian, physiologist
Education
University of Zurich
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Marcel Benoist Prize; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Carl-Ludwig Honorary Medal
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Carl-Ludwig Honorary Medal · Marcel Benoist Prize · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Employer
University of Zurich
Organizations & Memberships
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina · Pontifical Academy of Sciences · Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium · Thurgovia
Education & Institutions
University of Zurich
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q115470 · wikidata
Award
Carl-Ludwig Honorary Medal
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q115470 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q115470 — wikidata View source
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