Historical Objects / Medals

Collection of Tyler Yates

Magnus Blix

Engraver:
Erik Lindberg
Year:
1928
Country:
Sweden
Diameter:
31 mm
Obverse:
Bust of Magnus Blix facing left.
MAGNUS·GUST·BLIX·PROFESSOR·PHYSIOLOGIÆ
N·1849 O·1904
E LINDBERG
Reverse:
Scientific instruments in front of a branch.
TACTUS·SENSUSQUE·RATIONEM·INGENIOSE·ILLUSTRAVIT
SOCIO MERITISSIMO REGIA·ACADEMIA SCIENTIARUM·SUEC·MCMXXVIII
Ulla #281

Magnus Gustaf Blix (25 December 1849 – 14 February 1904) was a Swedish physiologist. Blix is best known for his work in the 1880s involving somatic sensation. He discovered that electrical stimulation on different points on the surface of the skin caused distinct warm or cool sensations.