Berlin physiological school
E433945
The Berlin physiological school was a 19th-century research tradition in physiology centered in Berlin, known for its experimental and mechanistic approach to studying bodily functions, particularly under figures like Emil du Bois-Reymond and Johannes Müller.
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| Berlin physiological school canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Berlin physiological school Context triple: [Untersuchungen über tierische Elektricität, associatedWith, Berlin physiological school]
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University of Breslau
The University of Breslau was a historic German university in the city of Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland), renowned as a major center of academic research and teaching in Central Europe until 1945.
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Neurological Institute at the University of Frankfurt
The Neurological Institute at the University of Frankfurt is a German academic medical center renowned for its research and clinical work in neurology and related neurosciences.
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Göttingen
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Göttingen is a major academic division of the university responsible for medical education, research, and clinical training in collaboration with the University Medical Center Göttingen.
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University Hospital Jena
University Hospital Jena is a major teaching and research hospital in Jena, Germany, providing advanced medical care in close connection with the Friedrich Schiller University Jena.
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Royal Institute for Experimental Therapy, Frankfurt
The Royal Institute for Experimental Therapy in Frankfurt was a pioneering biomedical research institute in Germany, closely associated with Paul Ehrlich’s groundbreaking work in immunology and chemotherapy.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Berlin physiological school Target entity description: The Berlin physiological school was a 19th-century research tradition in physiology centered in Berlin, known for its experimental and mechanistic approach to studying bodily functions, particularly under figures like Emil du Bois-Reymond and Johannes Müller.
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University of Breslau
The University of Breslau was a historic German university in the city of Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland), renowned as a major center of academic research and teaching in Central Europe until 1945.
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Neurological Institute at the University of Frankfurt
The Neurological Institute at the University of Frankfurt is a German academic medical center renowned for its research and clinical work in neurology and related neurosciences.
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Göttingen
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Göttingen is a major academic division of the university responsible for medical education, research, and clinical training in collaboration with the University Medical Center Göttingen.
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University Hospital Jena
University Hospital Jena is a major teaching and research hospital in Jena, Germany, providing advanced medical care in close connection with the Friedrich Schiller University Jena.
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Royal Institute for Experimental Therapy, Frankfurt
The Royal Institute for Experimental Therapy in Frankfurt was a pioneering biomedical research institute in Germany, closely associated with Paul Ehrlich’s groundbreaking work in immunology and chemotherapy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
research tradition
ⓘ
scientific school ⓘ |
| academicCenter |
University of Berlin
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linked to:
Humboldt University of Berlin
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| activeInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| approach |
experimental physiology
ⓘ
mechanistic explanation of bodily functions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carl Ludwig
ⓘ
Emil du Bois-Reymond ⓘ Ernst Brücke ⓘ
linked to:
Ernst Wilhelm von Brücke
Hermann von Helmholtz ⓘ Johannes Müller ⓘ |
| country |
Germany
ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
|
| developedWithin | Prussian academic system ⓘ |
| field | physiology ⓘ |
| focus |
electrophysiology
ⓘ
muscle physiology ⓘ nervous system ⓘ sensory physiology ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th-century German physiology ⓘ |
| influenced |
biophysics
ⓘ
experimental medicine ⓘ modern neurophysiology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
experimental method in natural sciences
ⓘ
mechanistic philosophy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| location | Berlin ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Emil du Bois-Reymond
ⓘ
Johannes Müller ⓘ |
| opposedTo | vitalism ⓘ |
| researchMethod |
laboratory experimentation
ⓘ
quantitative measurement ⓘ use of instruments for recording physiological processes ⓘ |
| timeEnd | late 19th century ⓘ |
| timeStart | early 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Berlin physiological school Description of subject: The Berlin physiological school was a 19th-century research tradition in physiology centered in Berlin, known for its experimental and mechanistic approach to studying bodily functions, particularly under figures like Emil du Bois-Reymond and Johannes Müller.
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