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Walter Rudolf Hess
March 17, 1881 – August 12, 1973
Swiss physiologist (1881-1973)
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Walter Rudolf Hess is a Swiss physiologist. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1949 for mapping the brain regions that control internal organs. He shared the award with Egas Moniz.
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- Birthday · March 17
- Anniversary · August 12
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