Julius Isidor Rosenthal (16 July 1836 – 2 January 1915) was a German

physiologist Physiology (; ) is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a subdiscipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out chemical and ...

who was a native of Labischin. In 1859 he received his doctorate from the

University of Berlin The Humboldt University of Berlin (, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany. The university was established by Frederick William III on the initiative of Wilhelm von Humbol ...

, where he was a student of

Emil du Bois-Reymond Emil Heinrich du Bois-Reymond (7 November 1818 – 26 December 1896) was a German physiologist, the co-discoverer of nerve action potential, and the developer of experimental electrophysiology. His lectures on science and culture earned him grea ...

(1818–1896). Afterwards he remained in Berlin as an assistant at the institute of physiology, where in 1867 he became an assistant professor. In 1872 he was appointed professor of physiology at the

University of Erlangen A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...

. Rosenthal made contributions in the physiological research of

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, and in investigations of heat regulation in

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animals. He was the author of several articles in

Ludimar Hermann Ludimar Hermann (October 31, 1838 – June 5, 1914) was a German physiology, physiologist and phonetics, speech scientist who used the Thomas Edison, Edison phonograph to test theories of vowel production, particularly those of Robert Willis ( ...

's ''Lehrbuch der Physiologie'', and in 1881 became editor of the scientific journal '' Biologisches Zentralblatt''. His book ''Allgemeine Physiologie der Muskeln und Nerven'' (General Physiology of Muscles and Nerves) was later translated into English. Erlangen Zentralfriedhof Feld 12 AR 8 - 002

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Selected publications

* ''Die Athembewegungen und Ihre Beziehungen zum Nervus Vagus'', (Breathing motions and their relationship with the

vagus nerve The vagus nerve, also known as the tenth cranial nerve (CN X), plays a crucial role in the autonomic nervous system, which is responsible for regulating involuntary functions within the human body. This nerve carries both sensory and motor fibe ...

); Berlin, 1862 * ''Zur Kenntniss der Wärmeregulirung bei den Warmblütigen Thieren'', (Regarding regulatory heat in warm-blooded animals)

Erlangen Erlangen (; , ) is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the administrative district Erlangen-Höchstadt (former administrative district Erlangen), and with 119,810 inhabitants (as of 30 September 2024), it is the smalle ...

, 1872 * ''Elektricitätslehre für Mediziner und Elektrotherapie'', (Lessons on electricity for physicians and

electrotherapy Electrotherapy is the use of electrical energy as a medical treatment. In medicine, the term ''electrotherapy'' can apply to a variety of treatments, including the use of electrical devices such as deep brain stimulators for neurological disea ...

); ib. 1862 (third edition with

Martin Bernhardt Martin Bernhardt (10 April 1844 – 17 March 1915) was a German neuropathologist. Bernhardt was a native of Potsdam. His family was Jewish.Andreas Killen, ''Berlin Electropolis: Shock, Nerves, and German Modernity'', University of California Pr ...

(1844-1915), 1882 * ''Allgemeine Physiologie der Muskeln und Nerven'' (General physiology of muscles and nerves), Leipsic, 1878 (second edition 1898) * ''Bier und Branntwein in Ihren Beziehungen zur Volksgesundheitspflege'', (

Beer Beer is an alcoholic beverage produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches from cereal grain—most commonly malted barley, although wheat, maize (corn), rice, and oats are also used. The grain is mashed to convert starch in the ...

and spirits in their importance to public health), Berlin, 1881 * ''Vorlesungen über Oeffentliche und Private Gesundheitspflege'' (Lectures on public and private health care); Erlangen, 1887.

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* German physiologists German Jews Academic staff of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg 1836 births 1915 deaths {{Germany-scientist-stub