C. U. Ariëns Kappers

Portrait of C.U. Ariëns Kappers by Georg Rueter. Photographic reproduction by Ton Put

Cornelius Ubbo Ariëns Kappers (born 9 August 1877 in Groningen, Netherlands; died 28 July 1946 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) was a Dutch neurologist.

In 1909, Ariëns Kappers became the first director of the Netherlands Central Institute for Brain Research (Nederlands Instituut voor Hersenonderzoek), a position he maintained until his death in 1946. During his tenure, the institute became a center internationally renowned for its work in comparative neuroanatomy.

In 1922 he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[1]

Two scientific awards are named in his honour:

As a student, Ariëns Kappers was influenced by the work of the German neurologist Ludwig Edinger (1855–1918) and Dutch anatomist Louis Bolk (1866–1930). During his career, he amassed around 450 whole brains from over 300 species and over 30,000 brain slices.

Selected written works

References

  1. "Cornelius Ubbo Ariëns Kappers (1877 - 1946)" (in Dutch). Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. World Cat identities

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