Augustus Volney Waller, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Augustus Volney Waller

British neurophysicist

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1816

Place of Birth: Faversham, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 18-Sep-1870

Profession: physician, physiologist, anatomist

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Augustus Volney Waller FRS (21 December 1816 – 18 September 1870) was a British neurophysiologist.
He was the first to describe the degeneration of severed nerve fibers, now known as Wallerian degeneration.