Barend Joseph Stokvis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Barend Joseph Stokvis

Physician and professor of physiology

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1834

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 29-Sep-1902

Profession: physician, university teacher, pathologist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Barend Joseph Stokvis (Dutch pronunciation: ['ba?r?nt 'jo?s?f 'st?kf?s]; 16 August 1834 – 29 September 1902) was a physician and professor of physiology and pharmacology at the University of Amsterdam.
He is mainly remembered for his description of acute porphyria in 1889.
As a researcher in chemical pathology he made contributions to the understanding of a number of diseases, such as diabetes.
He was also considered an expert in tropical medicine and a celebrated medical educator.
He authored an influential pharmacology textbook.
Stokvis was one of a number of prominent 19th century Jewish physicians in the Netherlands.