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Otto Loewi
Physiologist

Otto Loewi

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Demonstrating chemical transmission of nerve signals.

Nerve transmission

Born
3 June 1873
Birthplace
Frankfurt
Died
25 December 1961

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Otto Loewi

German-born pharmacologist who shared the 1936 medicine Nobel Prize with Henry Dale.

Early life

Medical study

Studied medicine in Strasbourg and earned his doctorate in 1896; moved from clinical work into laboratory research.

Career

  1. 1898

    Marburg

    Joined Hans Horst Meyer’s laboratory.

  2. 1902

    London

    Worked with Ernest Starling and met Henry Dale.

  3. 1909

    Graz

    Became professor of pharmacology.

  4. 1938

    Forced exile

    Was driven from Austria under Nazi rule.

Contributions

Nerve transmission

Experiments with frog hearts demonstrated a chemical messenger released by nerves.

Beyond work

Family

Married Guida Goldschmiedt in 1908 and had four children.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Albert Hilscher. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.