The physiologist Johann Autenrieth (1772–1835) at Tübingen University: early reports on biological rhythms and their use for medical lectures

ABSTRACT

Johann, Heinrich, Ferdinand von Autenrieth [1772–1835], was a teacher of anatomy, physiology and pharmacology at the University of Tübingen, Germany. He was the author of a famous textbook on Physiology and one of the earliest pharmacologists [Öffentlicher Lehrer der Arzneykunst]. In his textbooks, he presented a lot of information that and how biological rhythms influenced physiological functions in the human body, the book was used for his medical lectures for students. He can be regarded as on of the earliest chronophysiologists. Most important, he assumed a chemical stimulation responsible for generating the periodicities in the human body.

KEYWORDS:

• Autenrieth
• biologic rhythms
• mechanism of rhythm

Acknowledgments

The books are part of the author’s library. The author has no conflict of interest.