Georg Meissner

Summary

Georg Meissner is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Hanover^[2]. He was born on November 19, 1829^[3]. He died in Göttingen^[4]. He died on March 30, 1905^[5]. He worked as an anatomist^[6], physiologist^[7], and university teacher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Georg Meissner's place of birth was Hanover^[2].
• Georg Meissner died in Göttingen^[4].
• Georg Meissner was born on November 19, 1829^[3].
• Georg Meissner died on March 30, 1905^[5].
• Georg Meissner held citizenship in Germany^[10].
• Georg Meissner worked as an anatomist^[6].
• Georg Meissner's professions included physiologist^[7].
• Georg Meissner's professions included university teacher^[8].
• Georg Meissner was employed by University of Freiburg^[11].
• Georg Meissner was employed by University of Göttingen^[12].
• Georg Meissner was employed by University of Basel^[13].
• Georg Meissner's education included a stint at University of Göttingen^[14].
• Georg Meissner was a member of Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony^[15].
• Georg Meissner was a member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina^[16].
• Georg Meissner was a member of Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities^[17].
• Georg Meissner is recorded as male^[18].
• Georg Meissner's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Georg Meissner supervised Robert Koch as a doctoral student^[20].
• Georg Meissner's Commons category is recorded as Georg Meissner^[21].
• Georg Meissner's family name is recorded as Meissner^[22].
• Georg Meissner's given name is recorded as Georg^[23].
• Georg Meissner's work location is recorded as Freiburg im Breisgau^[24].
• Georg Meissner's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Georg Meissner's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German^[26].
• Georg Meissner's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Georg Meissner'}^[27].

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Origins and Family

Georg Meissner's place of birth was Hanover^[2]. He was born on November 19, 1829^[3].

Education

Georg Meissner was educated at University of Göttingen^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anatomist^[6], physiologist^[7], and university teacher^[8]. Employers include University of Freiburg^[11], a public university^[28], in Germany^[29], founded in 1457^[30], headquartered in Freiburg im Breisgau^[31]; University of Göttingen^[12], a campus university^[32], in Germany^[33], founded in 1734^[34], headquartered in Göttingen^[35]; and University of Basel^[13], a public research university^[36], in Switzerland^[37], founded in 1460^[38], headquartered in Basel^[39]. Georg Meissner supervised Robert Koch as a doctoral student^[20].

Death and Burial

Georg Meissner died on March 30, 1905^[5]. He died in Göttingen^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Georg Meissner include tactile corpuscle^[40] and Meissner's plexus^[41], a nerve plexus^[42].

Why It Matters

Georg Meissner ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for him include tactile corpuscle^[40] and Meissner's plexus^[41], a nerve plexus^[42].

His notable doctoral advisees include Robert Koch^[45], a biologist^[46], 1843–1910^[47], of Kingdom of Hanover^[48], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[49], specialised in microbiology^[50].

FAQs

Where was Georg Meissner born?

Georg Meissner was born in Hanover^[2].

Where did Georg Meissner die?

Georg Meissner passed away in Göttingen^[4].

What did Georg Meissner do for work?

Georg Meissner worked as anatomist^[6], physiologist^[7], and university teacher^[8].

Where did Georg Meissner go to school?

Georg Meissner was educated at University of Göttingen^[14].