Moritz Schiff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Moritz Schiff

German biologist

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1823

Place of Birth: Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 06-Oct-1896

Profession: zoologist, physiologist, anatomist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Moritz Schiff

  • Moritz Schiff (28 January 1823, Frankfurt am Main – 6 October 1896, Geneva) was a German physiologist. While working in Bern, he showed that removing the thyroid gland from dogs was fatal, and later showed that animal thyroid extract could prevent the death.
  • Subsequently he successfully used thyroid extract to treat humans. He made other major contributions to human physiology, including studies of the circulatory system and the action of the vagus nerve.

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