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'''Henry Newell Martin''' (July 1, 1848 - October 27, 1896) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[physiologist |
'''Henry Newell Martin''' ,[[FRS]] (July 1, 1848 - October 27, 1896) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[physiologist]]. |
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He was born in [[Newry]], [[County Down]], the son of Henry Martin, a Congregational minister, and educated at the [[University of London]] and [[Christ's College, Cambridge]]. In 1876 he was appointed to the first professorship of physiology at [[Johns Hopkins University]] in the [[United States]]. |
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He co-wrote with [[Thomas Huxley]] '''Practical instruction in elementary biology''' |
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He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1885, having delivered their [[Croonian Lecture]] in 1883 ''On the direct influence of gradual variations of temperature upon the rate of beat of the dogs heart'' |
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Henry Newell Martin ,FRS (July 1, 1848 - October 27, 1896) was a British physiologist.
He was born in Newry, County Down, the son of Henry Martin, a Congregational minister, and educated at the University of London and Christ's College, Cambridge. In 1876 he was appointed to the first professorship of physiology at Johns Hopkins University in the United States.
He co-wrote with Thomas Huxley Practical instruction in elementary biology
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1885, having delivered their Croonian Lecture in 1883 On the direct influence of gradual variations of temperature upon the rate of beat of the dogs heart
In 1879, he married Hetty Cary, widow of Confederate General John Pegram. He died in Burley-in-Wharfedale, Yorkshire.
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