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Ernst Wilhelm Ritter von Brücke (b. Ernst Wilhelm Brücke on 6 July 1819 in Berlin
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, Germany
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; d. January 7 1892 in Vienna
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, Austria
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) was a German physician
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 and physiologist.

He is noted for his influence on Sigmund Freud
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Sigmund Freud , born Sigismund Schlomo Freud , was an Austrian psychiatrist who founded the psychoanalysis of psychology. Freud is best known for his theories of the unconscious mind and the defense mechanism of Psychological repression and for creating the clinical practice of psychoanalysis for curing psychopathology through dialogue...
, one of his medical students, an influence that led to the development of the science of psychodynamics
Psychodynamics

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Ernst Wilhelm Ritter von Brücke (b. Ernst Wilhelm Brücke on 6 July 1819 in Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
; d. January 7 1892 in Vienna
Vienna

Vienna is the Capital of Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million...
, Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
) was a German physician
Physician

A physician, medical practitioner, doctor of medicine, or medical doctor practices medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and injury....
 and physiologist.

He is noted for his influence on Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud , born Sigismund Schlomo Freud , was an Austrian psychiatrist who founded the psychoanalysis of psychology. Freud is best known for his theories of the unconscious mind and the defense mechanism of Psychological repression and for creating the clinical practice of psychoanalysis for curing psychopathology through dialogue...
, one of his medical students, an influence that led to the development of the science of psychodynamics
Psychodynamics

Psychodynamics is the systematized study and theory of the psychological forces that underlie human behavior, emphasizing the interplay between unconscious and conscious motivation....
.

Overview

  • 1842 Graduated in medicine
    Medicine

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     at the University of Berlin.
  • 1843 Became research assistant to Johannes Peter Müller
    Johannes Peter Müller

    Johannes Peter M?ller , was a Germany physiologist, comparative anatomy, and ichthyology not only known for his discoveries but also for his ability to synthesize knowledge....
     (1801-1858)
  • January 14, 1845 Founded the Physikalische Gesellschaft (Physical Society) in Berlin with Emil Du Bois-Reymond
    Emil du Bois-Reymond

    Emil du Bois-Reymond was a Germany physician and physiologist, the discoverer of nerve action potential, and the father of experimental electrophysiology....
     (1818-1896), Hermann von Helmholtz
    Hermann von Helmholtz

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     (1821-1894) and others, in the house of physicist
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     Heinrich Gustav Magnus
    Heinrich Gustav Magnus

    Heinrich Gustav Magnus was a Germany chemist and physicist. The Magnus effect was named after him.He was born in Berlin. His father was a wealthy merchant; and of his five brothers one, Eduard Magnus , became a celebrated painter....
     (1812-1870). Later, this became the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
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     (German Society of Physics).
  • 1848 Professor of Physiology at the University of Königsberg
    University of Königsberg

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  • From 1849 Professor of Physiology at the University of Vienna
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    .
  • 1873 Knighted
  • 1890 Emigrated


Selected works


  • Brücke, Ernst W. 1848. Ueber die Bewegungen der Mimosa pudica. Archiv für Anatomie, Physiologie und wissenschaftliche Medicin: 434-455
  • Brücke, Ernst W. 1852. Beiträge zur vergleichenden Anatomie und Physiologie des Gefässsystems. Denkschriften: Akademie der Wissenschaften Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 3: 335-367
  • Brücke, Ernst W. 1856. Grundzüge der Physiologie und Systematik der Sprachlaute für Linguisten und Taubstummenlehrer. Wien: C. Gerold & Sohn
  • Brücke, Ernst W. 1861. Die Elementarorganismen. Sitzungsberichte der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften 44: 381-406
  • Brücke, Ernst W. 1866. Die Physiologie der Farben für die Zwecke der Kunstgewerbe. Leipzig: S. Hirzel


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