Georg von Békésy

Physicist, Academic

1899 – 1972

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Who was Georg von Békésy?

Georg von Békésy was a Hungarian biophysicist born in Budapest, Hungary. In 1961, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research on the function of the cochlea in the mammalian hearing organ.

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Born
Jun 3, 1899
Budapest
Also known as
  • Georg von Bekesy
Nationality
  • Hungary
Profession
Education
  • Eötvös Loránd University
  • University of Bern
Employment
  • Harvard University
  • University of Hawaii
Died
Jun 13, 1972
Honolulu

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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