Hendrik Zwaardemaker
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Hendrik Zwaardemaker | |
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| Born | 10 May 1857 |
| Died | 19 September 1930 (aged 73) |
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| Fields | Physiology |
| Institutions | University of Utrecht |
Hendrik Zwaardemaker (10 May 1857 – 19 September 1930)[1] was a Dutch scientist who invented the olfactometer in 1888.[2]
From 1897 to 1927 he was professor of Experimental Physiology at the University of Utrecht. In 1903 he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[3] 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.[4] His major work was "Die Physiologie des Geruchs" (Physiologie of Olfaction), it appeared in 1895.
