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Wilhelm Kühne

physiologist (1837–1900)
Person Human Q76919

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
March 28, 1837
Date of death
June 10, 1900
Place of birth
Hamburg
Place of death
Heidelberg
Country of citizenship
Hamburg[11]
Occupation
physiologist, university teacher, chemist
Employer
Heidelberg University, University of Amsterdam, Athenaeum Illustre of Amsterdam[12][13][14]
Educated at
University of Göttingen[15]
Award received
Croonian Medal and Lecture, Foreign Member of the Royal Society[18][19]
Father
Julius Ferdinand Kühne[9]
Child
Else Gottlieb[10]
Doctoral advisor
Rudolf Wagner, Friedrich Wöhler[16][17]
Doctoral student
Russell Henry Chittenden, Ernest Starling, Russell Henry Chittenden[26][27]
Work location
Heidelberg, Lüneburg, Göttingen[31][32][33]
Student of
Rudolf Wagner, Friedrich Wöhler[34][35]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[40]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Heidelberg Scholar Lexicon 1803–1932, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Neue Deutsche Biographie[36][37][38][39]
Family name
Kühne[28]
Given name
Wilhelm, Willy[29][30]
Interested in
physiology[42]
Member of
Royal Society of London, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[20][21][22][23][24]
Name in native language
Wilhelm Kühne[41]
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Place of burial
Bergfriedhof[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Wilhelm Friedrich Kühne en Wilhelm Kühne en Willy Kühne en W. Kühne cs Wilhelm Kuehne de Wilhelm Friedrich Kühne de Willy Kühne es Willy Kühne fi Wilhelm Friedrich Kühne fi Willy Kühne fr Willy Kühne it Willy Kühne ja ウィルヘルム・キューネ ko 빌헴름 퀴네 nl Wilhelm Kuhne nl Willy Kühne nl W. Kuhne nl W. Kühne ru Вилли Кюне ru Кюне В.
🔖 Identifiers · 44
ISNI
0000000109636927, 0000000110025226
VIAF cluster ID
33258110, 107639815
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n78052336
GND ID
118567616
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Wilhelm Friedrich Kühne (HeidICON 28859) (cropped).jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID
21790
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID
1247-kuehne-wilhelm
Alvin ID
alvin-person:13728
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/89092
BHL creator ID
9444
BIBSYS ID
98022082
BIU Santé person ID
9282
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CiNii Research ID
1140563741528188032
DDB person (GND) ID
118567616
Darwin Correspondence ID
2632
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118567616
FAST ID
173138
FES digital collections entity ID
406548
Freebase ID
/m/08fsdl
IdRef ID
145010724
J9U entity ID
987007272597205171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118567616
LEO-BW person (GND) ID
118567616
Libraries Australia ID
35914763, 35885929
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
145124
Medvik ID
nlk20000079154
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02997070
NL CR AUT ID
nlk20000079154
NLA Trove people ID
1143998, 1131273
NUKAT ID
n2011100676
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000483920
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
185934161
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1043136940
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3928700
Open Library ID
OL4869242A, OL1171933A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100044728
RERO ID (legacy)
A003484107
SBN author ID
MILV213419
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
wilhelm-kuhne
University of Amsterdam Album Academicum ID
id002866
Virtual Laboratory person ID
103
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjBG47HV9CCvg8V69mH3cP
Yale LUX ID
person/20284bac-dcca-4a91-88a2-2755e3ee02fc
ZOBODAT person ID
157864

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🔗 Connections
Member of 5
Royal Society of London, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
Doctoral student 3
Ernest Starling, Russell Henry Chittenden, Russell Henry Chittenden
Doctoral students 3
Ernest Starling, Russell Henry Chittenden, Russell Henry Chittenden
Employer 3
Heidelberg University, University of Amsterdam, Athenaeum Illustre of Amsterdam
Occupation 3
chemist, university teacher, physiologist
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Doctoral advisor 2
Friedrich Wöhler, Rudolf Wagner
Doctoral advisors 2
Friedrich Wöhler, Rudolf Wagner
Given name 2
Wilhelm, Willy
Student of 2
Friedrich Wöhler, Rudolf Wagner
Teachers 2
Friedrich Wöhler, Rudolf Wagner
Award received 1
Croonian Medal and Lecture
Country of citizenship 1
Hamburg
Educated at 1
University of Göttingen
Instance of 1
human
Interested in 1
physiology
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Hamburg
Place of death 1
Heidelberg
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Heidelberg
← SNARC ID 1
Ecclefechan
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Summary

Wilhelm Kühne was born on March 28, 1837[1], in Hamburg[2]. He died on June 10, 1900[3], in Heidelberg[4]. He worked as a physiologist[5], university teacher[6], and chemist[7].

Why It Matters

Wilhelm Kühne's notable doctoral advisees include Ernest Starling[43], a physiologist[44], 1866–1927[45], of United Kingdom[46], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[47], specialised in physiology[48] and Russell Henry Chittenden[49], a chemist[50], 1856–1943[51], of United States[52].

FAQs

Where was Wilhelm Kühne born?

Wilhelm Kühne's place of birth was Hamburg[2].

Where did Wilhelm Kühne die?

Wilhelm Kühne passed away in Heidelberg[4].

Who were Wilhelm Kühne's parents?

Wilhelm Kühne's father was Julius Ferdinand Kühne[9].

What did Wilhelm Kühne do for work?

Wilhelm Kühne worked as a physiologist[5], university teacher[6], and chemist[7].

Where did Wilhelm Kühne go to school?

Wilhelm Kühne was educated at University of Göttingen[15].

What awards did Wilhelm Kühne receive?

Honors received include Croonian Medal and Lecture[18] and Foreign Member of the Royal Society[19].

Related Entities

Friedrich Wöhler physiology University of Amsterdam

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] ↑ . Complete List of Royal Society Fellows 1660-2007. wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  32. [32] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  39. [39] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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