Armin von Tschermak-Seysenegg

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Armin Eduard Gustav Tschermak, Edler von Seysenegg (21 September 1870 – 9 October 1952) was an Austrian physiologist.

Institute of Physiology in Prague.[4] He was elected member to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on 28 October 1936.[5]

Biography

The first son of Austrian mineralogist Gustav Tschermak von Seysenegg, Armin Tschermak-Seysenegg was born in

Charles University in Prague), which he joined in 1913. He was subsequently appointed Director of the institute. He taught at Charles University until the very end of World War II in 1945. He died on 9 October 1952 in Bad Wiessee in Bavaria.[3]

Contributions

Armin Tschermak-Seysenegg was elected member of several scientific societies and academies in Europe. He was editor of Zeitschrift für Physiologie, Zeitschrift für Sinnesphysiologie and Archiv für Augenheilkunde. In 1936 he was appointed to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, together with the Nobel laureates

Peter J.W. Debye, and Victor Francis Hess.[7][8]

Recognition

The University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna offers Armin Tschermak von Seysenegg Prize every year to young academics with outstanding works. As of 2014, the prize carries €5,000.[9]

References

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  4. S2CID 4579857
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  5. ^ "Armin Tschermak-Seysenegg" (PDF). The Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
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  7. ^ "Armin Tschermak-Seysenegg". The Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Nobel Laureates". The Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Scholarships and awards the Society of Friends of the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna". University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna. Retrieved 17 August 2014.

External links

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