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Willem Einthoven


 

Willem Einthoven (May 21, 1860September 29, 1927) invented the electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) in 1903 and received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1924 for it.

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May 21 - 1860 - September 29 - 1927 - Electrocardiogram - 1903 - Nobel Prize in Medicine - 1924

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He was born in Semarang on Java in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and died in Leiden in the Netherlands. He lies buried in the graveyard of the Reformed Church at 6 Haarlemmerstraatweg in Oegstgeest{{ref|Ditz2005}}.

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Semarang - Java - Dutch East Indies - Indonesia - Leiden - Netherlands - Oegstgeest

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