dutch pronunciation august september physician professor physiology mainly remembered description acute researcher chemical contributions understanding number diseases diabetes considered expert tropical medicine celebrated medical educator authored influential textbook number prominent 19th century jewish physicians netherlands early life education born jewish physician amsterdam studied medicine amsterdam obtaining doctorate production diabetes thesis appeared shortly publication related work french influenced chemist amsterdam subsequently travelled paris vienna possibly prague establishing medical practice amsterdam continued medical research awarded gold medal essay development kidney disorder protein detected scientific career appointed lecturer medicine medicine professor received university status served rector dean university 1880s prolific output mainly chemical included research acid studies epidemic cholera amsterdam deadly substances blood including nature heart sounds contributions tropical medicine considered expert described blood disorder reported case acute illness provoked newly introduced hypnotic drug known observed unusual dark red discovered contained coined condition patient underlying condition probably acute intermittent provoked similar reports followed shortly soon found drugs induce attacks swedish chemist analysed red compound found patients related attacks labeling identified german chemist derive named greek purple purple color important work judged contemporaries volume speeches soon translated french appeared shortly death activities close influential german elected member served vice president academy awarded received honorary doctorate laws chaired amsterdam founders international journal history medicine regarded member holland medical dynasty pioneer fields chemical physiology professor medicine supporter woman qualify doctor netherlands addition medical work succeeded father president charitable member founder board member patron arts personal life married sister close friend banker philanthropist children ardent swimmer wrote poetry spoke languages died amsterdam shortly returning holiday ireland thought
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