Maximilian von Frey

Maximilian ( Max ) Ruppert Franz von Frey ( born November 16, 1852 in Salzburg, † January 25, 1932 in Würzburg ) was a German -Austrian physiologist.

Life

Frey studied medicine in Vienna, Leipzig, Freiburg and Munich. He was in 1877 a PhD from the University of Leipzig and conducted research there on the Physiological Institute of Carl Ludwig until his death. Later he became professor of physiology at the Universities of Würzburg and Zurich. Together with Max Gruber in 1885 he developed the first prototype of today's heart - lung machine.

He is particularly known for his research on mechanoreceptors in relation to the skin and deep sensibility. Our present knowledge of refrigeration, heat, muscle, pain, etc. actuator sense is almost entirely alone his work. He also developed a unique aesthesiometer which we now von Frey hair is called, which consists of different calibrated fibers. These fibers are used for this purpose to determine the threshold level of force that must be applied in order to perceive a touch.

Max von Fey was since September 1888 married to Leonie of Parsefal, daughter Marianne was born on February 6, 1890 to the world.

Maximilian von Frey was October 16, 1893 to October 15, 1898 for an extraordinary member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences.

Dr. Max von Frey had 1919 123 shares of " iron union Achthal " in Teisendorf.

Other services

As a student of Max Frey was interested in discoveries. He collaborated with the late painter Anton Sattler for his teacher Dr. Michael Walz on the cataloging of the grave monuments of the St. Peter in Salzburg. The drawings contributed his father Carl von Frey.

As the parents, so the children of the Frey family were very enthusiastic mountain. Max von Frey made ​​an early age more serious mountain climbing and first ascents. Carl von Frey made ​​( with Anton Sattler ) on September 11, 1868 at panorama from the High King, wife Anna and son Max with her. The same game was on 22 August 1871 the same activity at the dogbane. A separate route to the hochkalter over Blaueistal, the beauty spot and the water walls opened Max von Frey with the leader Johann Punz on September 26, 1873 Not all ascents went smooth.; so had Max von Frey, his brother Richard, spend their brother Eduard Richter and Dr. Anton Sattler on September 8, 1875 on the way from Bald Mountain by Blühnbach a bivouac night. The first ascent of Alpriedlhorns made ​​Max von Frey with his brother Richard and Richard of Lonski on September 10, 1875 the next day made ​​the first ascents of Wildalmkirche and fire horn. On September 10, 1878 Max von Frey climbed with his brother Rudolf and Dr. H. Buchner from Munich via a new route Grubenkarspitze in the Karwendel. A direct ascent to the Great Devil Horn was also found with the assistance of Max von Frey. He rose with Ernst Buchner from Munich, Ernst Enderlein and Eduard von Lonski on September 13, 1885.

Max von Frey and his wife Leonie were one of the first skiers in Salzburg, like a photograph from February 6, 1893 shows.

Cite

• Schriever, Hans Frey, Max von. In: New German Biography ( NDB ). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1961, ISBN 3-428-00186-9, pp. 419 f ( digitized ).
• Obituary in the Notices of the Society for Salzburg Regional Studies 72, 1932, 171
• Obituary of his father Carl ( with family history ) in Communications of the Association for Salzburg Regional Studies XXXVI (36 ), 1896, pp. 427-432.
• DuÖAV (ed.), The development of the Eastern Alps, Berlin 1893, pp. 205, 270, 280, 296, 303, 304