David Pauli Hänig
David Pauli Hänig (* 1863 in Seiffen / Erzgeb. , † 1920 ) was a German physiologist.
In 1901 Hänig tried to illustrate the intensity of the tastes sweet, salty, bitter and sour on a drawing ( umami - "meaty" was not recorded). Ultimately, he was aware that all tastes can be perceived in every area of the tongue - there are only percentage differences in different areas. He published his research results under the title On the Psychophysics of the Sense of Taste in 1901.
Decades later, Hänig's work was misinterpreted by the American experimental psychologist Edwin Boring in the form that the flavors on the tongue are “ordered”. This incorrect or imprecise interpretation can sometimes also be found in medical textbooks.
Web links
- Literature by and about David Pauli Hänig in the catalog of the German National Library
supporting documents
- ↑ David Hänig: On the psychophysics of the sense of taste . In: Philosophical Studies . 17, 1901, pp. 576-623. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ↑ Florian Freistetter: The instructive error of the taste map of the tongue. In: The Standard. October 16, 2018, accessed August 6, 2020 .
- ↑ EG Boring: Sensation and Perception in the History of Experimental Psychology. D. Appleton-Century Company, New York 1942.
- ^ Rainer Rosenzweig, Jan Frederik Fischer: A mistake with a long aftertaste. In: diesseits.de. July 18, 2013, accessed August 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Jürgen Durst: Traumatologische Praxis: in one volume; Standards in diagnostics and therapy for all disciplines; with 91 tables . Schattauer Verlag, 1997, ISBN 978-3-7945-1587-5 , pp. 251 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hänig, David Pauli |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German physiologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seiffen / Erzgeb. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1920 |