Willem Einthoven (1860-1927)
Subject Fields
Physiology, Medicine
Born
Semarang, Java (then Dutch East Indies)
Famous for
Winner of the Nobel Prize for his invention of the string galvanometer, which has enabled the development of electrocardiography.
Researcher in Leiden
1885-1927
Today in Leiden
- String Galvanometer in Boerhaaven Museum
- Einthoven building