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About
He won the 1924 Nobel Prize for Medicine for inventing the electrocardiogram.
Before Fame
He earned a medical degree from the University of Utrecht.
Trivia
His device has been much improved over the years, although the terminology for using it has remained the same.
Family Life
His father died when Einthoven was young, and his mother raised him in the city of Utrecht.
Associated With
Ivan Pavlov was another Nobel Prize in Medicine winner.