Willem Einthoven

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Willem Einthoven was a Dutch physiologist and Nobel laureate best known for inventing the string galvanometer and pioneering the modern electrocardiogram (ECG).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch person
Nobel laureate
human
inventor
physiologist
awardReceived Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
surface form: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1924
causeOfDeath heart disease
contributedTo noninvasive cardiac diagnostics
countryOfCitizenship Netherlands
dateOfBirth 1860-05-21
dateOfDeath 1927-09-29
developed standard limb leads I, II, III for ECG
educatedAt Utrecht University
surface form: University of Utrecht
employer University of Leiden
surface form: Leiden University
era 19th century
20th century
familyName Einthoven
fieldOfWork cardiology
electrophysiology
physiology
givenName Willem
hasAcademicDiscipline biophysics
medical science
hasNationality Dutch
influenced diagnostic electrocardiography
modern cardiology
knownFor Einthoven triangle
development of the electrocardiogram
invention of the string galvanometer
standardization of ECG leads
memberOf Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
nativeLanguage Dutch
notableConcept Einthoven triangle
surface form: Einthoven law
notableWork early clinical electrocardiography
string galvanometer
occupation physiologist
university teacher
placeOfBirth Dutch East Indies
Semarang
placeOfDeath Leiden NERFINISHED
Netherlands
positionHeld professor of physiology
residence Leiden NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
workLocation Leiden NERFINISHED

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Utrecht University hasNotableAlumnus Willem Einthoven
Willem hasNotableBearer Willem Einthoven
LEI hasNotableFaculty Willem Einthoven
subject surface form: Leiden University
Utrecht University hasNotableFaculty Willem Einthoven