Edgard Zunz
Edgard Zunz (born November 9, 1874 in Charleroi ; † June 11, 1939 ) was a Belgian pharmacologist .
Life
He studied medicine at the University of Brussels and after his doctorate in 1897 continued his studies in various other laboratories including those for organic chemistry at the University of Heidelberg and for biological chemistry at the University of Strasbourg.
After his return to Brussels in 1900 he became assistant to the anthropologist Prof. Victor Jacques (* 1853) in the laboratory for pharmacology and therapeutics. In 1906 he became a full member of the medical faculty and from 1909 he taught toxicology. In 1919 he became a professor and director of the Laboratory for Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
He researched the digestion of proteins and the properties of protein breakdown. Also for blood clotting, anaphylactic shock, diabetes and the secretion of adrenaline.
In 1932, Zunz was elected to the German Leopoldina . In 1934 he became a member of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Belgium and served as its president in 1934.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prof. Edgar Zunz . In: Nature . tape 144 , July 15, 1939, p. 104 , doi : 10.1038 / 144104a0 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zunz, Edgard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian pharmacologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Charleroi |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 11, 1939 |