Augustus Desiré Waller
Augustus Desiré Waller (born July 18, 1856 in Paris , † March 11, 1922 in London ) was an English physiologist .
The son of Augustus Volney Waller studied medicine in Aberdeen and Edinburgh . After receiving his doctorate in Edinburgh in 1881, he worked with John Scott Burdon-Sanderson (1828–1905) at University College London .
Augustus Desiré Waller first recorded an electrocardiogram with the help of a capillary electrometer in 1887 . His work was later continued by Willem Einthoven , who further improved the instruments.
In 1903 he became professor of physiology at the University of London .
Works
- An Introduction to Human Physiology , 1891
- Eight lectures on the signs of life from their electrical aspect. London: Murray, 1903
- The electrical action of the human heart. London: University of London Press, 1922
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SURNAME | Waller, Augustus Desiré |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English physiologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1856 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 1922 |
Place of death | London |