H. Newell Martin
Henry Newell Martin (born July 1, 1848 in Newry , County Down , † October 27, 1896 in Burley-in-Wharfedale , Yorkshire ) was a British physiologist .
Life
H. Newell Martin studied at the Universities of London and Cambridge . In 1876 he was appointed to the first professorship in physiology at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore , which was founded in the same year , where he worked with George Henry Falkiner Nuttall . In 1879 he married Hetty Cary, widow of Confederate General John Pegram . In 1885 he became a member of the Royal Society , in 1890 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . After his wife's death in 1892, Martin left Baltimore in 1893 and returned to Great Britain.
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Martin is considered the founder of scientific physiology in the USA . His work on cardiac physiology , which was made possible by his sensational preparations of isolated perfused mammalian hearts , is of particular importance .
Fonts
- Together with Thomas Henry Huxley : A Course of Practical Instruction in Elementary Biology. London 1875.
literature
- CS Breathnach: Henry Newell Martin (1848-1893). A pioneer physiologist. In: Med Hist. 13, 1969, pp. 271-279. PMID 4893626 .
- W. Bruce Fye: H. Newell Martin and the isolated heart preparation: the link between the frog and open heart surgery. In: Circulation. 73, 1986, pp. 857-864. PMID 3516445 . online (PDF, 1 GB).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martin HN. A new method of studying the mammalian heart. Stud Biol Lab Johns Hopkins University 1881; 2: 119.
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SURNAME | Martin, H. Newell |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Martin, Henry Newell (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British physiologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1848 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Newry , County Down |
DATE OF DEATH | October 27, 1896 |
Place of death | Burley-in-Wharfedale , Yorkshire |