Josip Franjo Domin
Josip Franjo Domin (born January 28, 1754 in Agram ; † January 19, 1819 ibid) was a Croatian-Hungarian physicist, priest and doctor. He is the inventor of electrotherapy .
Domin, who comes from Zagreb, studied physics and theology at the University of Vienna . In Hungary he later became the dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and the rector of the University of Budapest . Today electrotherapy is used, among other things, to treat pain, circulatory disorders, musculoskeletal disorders, paralysis and muscle weakness.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Domin, Joseph Franz . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 3rd part. Typogr.-literar.-artist publishing house. Establishment (L. C. Zamarski, C. Dittmarsch & Comp.), Vienna 1858, p. 354 ( digitized version ).
- Domin Franjo Josip. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 194.
Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | Domin, Josip Franjo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Croatian-Hungarian physicist, priest and physician, inventor of electrotherapy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 28, 1754 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Agram |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 1819 |
| Place of death | Agram |