Hans Horst Meyer

Hans Horst Meyer
Meyer in Vienna about 1930
Born	(1853-03-17)17 March 1853 Insterburg, Province of Prussia
Died	6 October 1939(1939-10-06) (aged 86)
Known for	Meyer-Overton hypothesis
Scientific career
Fields	Pharmacology

Hans Horst Meyer (17 March 1853 – 6 October 1939) was a German pharmacologist. He studied medicine and did research in pharmacology. The Meyer-Overton hypothesis on the mode of action on general anaesthetics is partially named after him. He also discovered the importance of glucuronic acid as a reaction partner for drugs, and the mode of action of tetanus toxin on the body.^{[citation needed]}