Rudolf Magnus was a German pharmacologist and physiologist.
12 Facts About Rudolf Magnus
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Rudolf Magnus studied medicine, specialising in pharmacology, in Heidelberg, where he became associate professor of pharmacology in 1904.
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Rudolf Magnus had five children, Karl lung specialist; Margarete who worked as his secretary and translator; Dorothea who died aged 11; Erica architect; and Otto neurologist.
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Rudolf Magnus is most widely known for his work as a physiologist.
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In 1901, while in Germany, Rudolf Magnus discovered the diuretic effect of the excretions of the pituitary gland.
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From 1908, Rudolf Magnus worked on the physiology of posture and muscle tension.
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Rudolf Magnus researched the reflexes of the intestines and phenomena such as motion sickness.
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The pharmacological research of Rudolf Magnus was focussed on the effect of medication on the heart, blood vessels, lungs and the gastrointestinal tract.
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Rudolf Magnus conducted the poison gas study during World War I when he served as an army doctor in Germany.
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Rudolf Magnus was very fond of ice skating and would give his whole laboratory staff time off when the temperature was below freezing.
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Rudolf Magnus convinced the Rockefeller Foundation to give him the money to build a new laboratory.
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In 1926, Rudolf Magnus laid the first stone for this new institute in Utrecht on the Vondellaan, named Nieuw Leeuwenbergh.