Martin Ernst von Styx (30 December 1759 – 25 March 1829) was a Baltic German medical researcher. 1813–1814 he was the rector of Tartu University. He was born in

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. He was a professor of ''materia medica'' and medical history in Tartu University. He died in

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1759 births 1829 deaths Academic staff of the University of Tartu Rectors of the University of Tartu Medical researchers Baltic-German people from the Russian Empire Rectors of universities in the Russian Empire {{Estonia-academic-bio-stub