Jendrassik Ernő (7 June 1858 – 21 December 1921) was a Hungarian

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best known for his research on reflexes, in particular, the

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. He was born in

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(now part of

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), to Jendrassik Jenő, who was a famous physician and professor of physiology. Jendrassik graduated from the

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in medicine in 1880. His first paper, ''Beiträge zur Lehre von den Sehnenreflexen'', was published in 1883 and earned him local and international recognition. It was also the beginning of his research on reflexes.

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* 1858 births 1921 deaths 19th-century Hungarian physicians 20th-century Hungarian physicians {{Hungary-med-bio-stub