Henry Newell Martin
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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 also collaborated with George Henry Falkiner Nuttall.
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
.
Introductory lecture, October 23, 1876.
Various co-authors (including his wife for the 1st edition). 10th edition online.
Quoted by Fye.
Collected articles.
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physiologist.
He was born in Newry
Newry
Newry is a city in Northern Ireland. The River Clanrye, which runs through the city, formed the historic border between County Armagh and County Down. It is from Belfast and from Dublin. Newry had a population of 27,433 at the 2001 Census, while Newry and Mourne Council Area had a population...
, County Down
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, the son of Henry Martin, a Congregational minister, and educated at the University of London
University of London
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and Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
. In 1876 he was appointed to the first professorship of physiology at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
in the United States
United States
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.
He co-wrote with Thomas Huxley
Thomas Huxley
Thomas Henry Huxley PC FRS was an English biologist, known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution....
Practical instruction in elementary biology. He also collaborated with George Henry Falkiner Nuttall.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1885, having delivered their Croonian Lecture
Croonian Lecture
The Croonian Lectures are prestigious lectureships given at the invitation of the Royal Society and the Royal College of Physicians.Among the papers of William Croone at his death in 1684, was a plan to endow one lectureship at both the Royal Society and the Royal College of Physicians...
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
Hetty Cary
Hetty Carr Cary was the wife of CSA General John Pegram and, later, of pioneer physiologist Henry Newell Martin. She is best remembered for making the first three battle flags of the Confederacy...
, widow of Confederate General John Pegram
John Pegram (general)
John Pegram was a career soldier from Virginia who served as an officer in the United States Army and then as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He became the first former U.S...
. He died in Burley-in-Wharfedale, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
.
Works
Introductory lecture, October 23, 1876.
Various co-authors (including his wife for the 1st edition). 10th edition online.
Quoted by Fye.
Collected articles.