BRÜCKE, Ernst Wilhelm (von). Berlin 6.7.1819 — Vienna 7.1.1892. German Physician and Physiologist in Austria, also interested in Phonetics. Professor in Vienna. Son of Johann Gottfried Brücke (1796–1873), a history painter, and Christine Müller (d. 1822). Gymnasium in Stralsund. Studied medicine at Berlin and Heidelberg, Dr.med. 1842 Berlin. PD 1844 Berlin. Worked as Assistant in Berlin, from 1848 Professor of Physiology at Königsberg, soon (1849) the same position at Vienna. Retired 1890. Member of Austrian A.W. 1849. Title of nobility (Ritter von) 1873, but rarely used it. Married 1848 Dorette Brünslow (d. 1893), two sons. Among his medical interests was language physiology and phonetics and apparently this was behind the one article about Hindūstānī.
Publications: Works on medicine, physiology, etc.
– “Über die Aussprache der Aspiraten im Hindustani”, SbWA 31, 1859, 219-224.
Sources: R. Ritter von Töply, A.D.B. 47, 1903, 273-275; H. Ziegenspeck, N.D.B. 2, 1955, 655; Wikipedia with photo (more in German version).
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