births
November 7, 1818
Emil du Bois-Reymond, German physician and physiologist (died 1896)
Emil du Bois-Reymond
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.