Rubner, Max

B Lohff, Medizinischen Hochschule, Hanover, Germany

Published online: April 2001

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002906

1854–1932 German physiologist and hygienist who worked on biological conservation of matter and energy.

 FigureFigure 1. Max Rubner (1854–1932).

Keywords: law of isodynamics; conservation energy principle; calorimetry; industrial physiology; experimental hygiene; Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft

 Further Reading
    Rubner M (1909) Kraft und Stoff im Haushalt des Lebens. Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte 82: 54–78.
    book Killy W (ed.) (1995–1999) Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie. Munich: Saur.

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Lohff, B(Apr 2001) Rubner, Max. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0002906]