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Emil Heinrich Du Bois-Reymond
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Born November 7, 1818 • Berlin
Died December 26, 1896 (aged 78) • Berlin • Germany
Notable Works “Untersuchungen über thierische Elektricität”
Subjects Of Study axon • bioelectricity • muscle fibre

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