Walter Rudolf Hess, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Walter Rudolf Hess

Swiss physiologist (1881-1973)

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1881

Place of Birth: Frauenfeld, Thurgau, Switzerland

Date of Death: 12-Aug-1973

Profession: physician, surgeon, university teacher, neuroscientist, ophthalmologist

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Walter Rudolf Hess (March 17, 1881 – August 12, 1973) was a Swiss physiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1949 for mapping the areas of the brain involved in the control of internal organs.
He shared the prize with Egas Moniz.