Emil du Bois-Reymond, German physician and physiologist (died 1896)

Emil du Bois-Reymond

German physician and physiologist (1818–1896)

Emil Heinrich du Bois-Reymond was a German physiologist, the co-discoverer of nerve action potential, and the developer of experimental electrophysiology. His lectures on science and culture earned him great esteem during the latter half of the 19th century.