Joseph Erlanger
Joseph Erlanger | |
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| Born | January 5, 1874 |
| Died | December 5, 1965 (aged 91) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley(BS) Johns Hopkins School of Medicine(MD) |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Medicine (1944) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Wisconsin Washington University School of Medicine |
| Notable students | Herbert Spencer Gasser |
Joseph Erlanger (January 5, 1874 – December 5, 1965) was an American physiologist who is best known for his contributions to the field of neuroscience. Together with Herbert Spencer Gasser, he identified several varieties of nerve fiber and established the relationship between action potential velocity and fiber diameter. They were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1944 for these achievements.