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Walter Rudolf Hess

nobel prize for medicine


Details of the Nobel Prize awarded to Walter Rudolf Hess
Full Name
of the recipient		Walter Rudolf Hess
AwardNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Year of Award1949
Share in Award50.0%
Award Shared withAntonio Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz (50.0%)
Motivation
for the Award		for his discovery of the functional organization of the interbrain as a coordinator of the activities of the internal organs
Affiliation
at the Time of Award		University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Place of BirthFrauenfeld, Switzerland CHE
Date of Birth17 March 1881
Age
at the time of Award		67 years
Place of DeathAscona, Switzerland CHE
Date of Death12 August 1973
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