Hendrik Zwaardemaker Scientist

Hendrik Zwaardemaker ((1857-05-10)10 May 1857 in Haarlem – 19 September 1930(1930-09-19) in Utrecht) was a Dutch scientist who invented the olfactometer in 1888.From 1897 to 1927 he was professor of Experimental Physiology at the University of Utrecht. In addition to his work on the sense of smell, he also conducted research on the human heart. He found that salts of potassium and other radioactive elements stimulated the heart.His major work was "Die Physiologie des Geruchs" (Physiologie of Olfaction), it appeared in 1895.

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Hendrik Zwaardemaker
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1857
Birth place
Haarlem
Nationality
Netherlands
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1930
Place of death
Utrecht

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Field of study
Physiology

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