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Willem Einthoven

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Willem Einthoven
Willem Einthoven
Born(1860-05-21)21 May 1860
Died29 September 1927(1927-09-29) (aged 67)
Alma materUniversity of Utrecht
Known forthe electrocardiogram
AwardsNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1924)
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine
InstitutionsLeiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands

Willem Einthoven (21 May 1860 – 29 September 1927) was an Dutch doctor.[1] He won the 1924 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for inventing the electrocardiogram.[2]

References

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  1. "Biography of Willem Einthoven". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  2. "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1924". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2007-07-28.