Ewald Hering | |
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| Born | 5 August 1834 |
| Died | 26 January 1918 (aged 83) Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Leipzig University |
| Known for | Canals of Hering Hering illusion Hering–Breuer reflex Hering–Hillebrand deviation Hering's law of visual direction Hering's law of equal innervation Traube–Hering–Mayer waves Hyperacuity Opponent-process theory Organic memory+ |
| Awards | Pour le Mérite (1911) ForMemRS (1902) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physiology |
Karl Ewald Konstantin Hering (5 August 1834 – 26 January 1918) was a German physiologist who did much research in color vision, binocular perception, eye movements, and hyperacuity. He proposed opponent color theory in 1892.
Born in Alt-Gersdorf, Kingdom of Saxony, Hering studied at the University of Leipzig and became the first rector of the German Charles-Ferdinand University in Prague.