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Volkmann (ALFRED WILHELM German)

ALFRED WILHELM German physiologist; 01. (folk'män), a born in Leipsic, Germany, June 1, 1801.

He was Professor of Physiology in Halle and made special studies of the nervous system and the sense of sight. Among his works are: "Anatomy of Animals, Illustrated with Plates " (1831-1833); "Contributions to the Physiology of the Sense of Sight" (1836 ); "The Independence of the Sympathetic System of the Nerves" (1842) "Dynamics of the Blood" Physiological Re VOLOGDA searches in the Department of Optics" (1863-1864); "Elasticity of Muscles" (1856).

April 21. 1877. 56). He died in Halle, Germany, a