Arnold Durig (12 November 1872 – 18 October 1961) was an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n physiologist remembered for his investigations involving physiological and pathophysiological aspects of individuals exposed to high altitude conditions. He very probably served as the model for the "impartial person" in

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's polemic booklet " The Question of Lay Analysis" (1926).

Decorations and awards

* 1906:

Lieben Prize The Ignaz Lieben Prize, named after the Austrian banker , is an annual Austrian award made by the Austrian Academy of Sciences to young scientists working in the fields of molecular biology, chemistry, or physics. Biography The Ignaz Lieben Pri ...

(

Imperial Academy of Sciences The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (РАН) ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across t ...

, Vienna) * 1917: Member of the

German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (german: Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften), short Leopoldina, is the national academy of Germany, and is located in Halle (Saale). Founde ...

* 1953: Corresponding member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities * Officer's Cross of the

Order of Franz Joseph The Imperial Austrian Order of Franz Joseph (german: Kaiserlich-Österreichischer Franz-Joseph-Orden) was founded by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria on 2 December 1849, on the first anniversary of his accession to the imperial throne. Classes ...

, with war decoration * Military Merit Medal (Austria-Hungary) * Decoration of Honour for Services to the Red Cross, 1st class * Red Cross Medal, 1st and 2nd class (Prussia) * Honorary citizen of the City of Vienna (1932) * Freeman of

Tschagguns Tschagguns is a village in the Montafon valley, Bludenz district in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. Tschagguns offers skiing with its own ski resort called Golm. Tschagguns offers hiking, mountain biking, winter sports and much more. Gauertal ...

* In

Montafon Montafon ( in local dialect: "''Muntafu''") is a 39 km long valley in the westernmost Austrian federal state of Vorarlberg. It is traversed by the river Ill (Vorarlberg) and extends from the city of Bludenz and the Verwall Alps in the nort ...

, streets are named after Arnold Durig: Hofrat-Durig-Weg in

Schruns Schruns is a municipality in the Montafon valley (altitude 690 meters), in the Bludenz district of the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. To the west is the famous Zimba mountain, often called the "Vorarlberger Matterhorn," which is ver ...

and Hofrat-Durig-Straße in the Latschau district of

* Arnold Durig and Lorenz Böhler are commemorated by the Durig-Böhler Prize awarded in

Vorarlberg Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label= Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is the state with the ...

* The Arnold Durig Award is awarded periodically by the Austrian Society for Nutrition to and the Arnold Durig Memorial Lecture is given at the Society's annual meetings. Teneriffa 1910

Selected writings

* ''Beiträge zur Physiologie des Menschen im Hochgebirge. Internationales Institut für Hochgebirgsforschungen Monte Rosa 1903'', 1904 - Contributions in regards to the physiology of people living in the mountains. International Research Institute for

high altitude Altitude or height (also sometimes known as depth) is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The exact definition and reference datum varies according to the context ...

research at

Monte Rosa : , other_name = Monte Rosa massif , translation = Mount Rose , photo = Dufourspitze (Monte Rosa) and Monte Rosa Glacier as seen from Gornergrat, Wallis, Switzerland, 2012 August.jpg , photo_caption = Central Mon ...

in 1903. * ''Physiologische Ergebnisse der im Jahre 1906 durchgeführten Monte Rosa-Expedition'' (1909, second edition 1911) - Results of physiological work conducted on the 1906 Monte Rosa expedition. * ''Zum Ernährungsproblem Österreichs'', 1920 - On the problem of

nutrition Nutrition is the biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life. It provides organisms with nutrients, which can be metabolized to create energy and chemical structures. Failure to obtain sufficient ...

in Austria. * ''Appetit : Vortrag'', 1925 - Appetite: Lectures. * ''Die Grundlagen der praktischen Ernährungslehre'', 1928 - The basics of practical nutrition education. * ''Über die physiologischen Grundlagen der Atemübungen'', 1931 - The physiological principles of breathing exercises. * ''Über Blutdruck und Blutdruckmessung'', 1932 - On blood pressure and blood pressure measurement.WorldCat Identities
(publications)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Durig 1872 births 1961 deaths Scientists from Innsbruck People from the County of Tyrol Austrian physiologists Recipients of the Order of Franz Joseph