9 moments

1. Birth in Semarang

   1860-05-21 · Semarang, Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia)

   Einthoven was born in Semarang, then in the Dutch East Indies.

2. Family settlement in Utrecht

   1870-01-01 · Utrecht, Netherlands

   After his father's death, Einthoven moved with his mother and siblings from the Dutch East Indies to Utrecht, beginning his Dutch upbringing and education. The source supports the year but not a more precise arrival date.

3. Medical student at Utrecht University

   1878-01-01 · Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

   Einthoven entered the University of Utrecht as a medical student, beginning the education that led to his medical and physiological career. A later review gives 1879 rather than 1878 for his enrollment; the Nobel biographical page is used here.

4. Physiology professorship in Leiden

   1886-01-01 · Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

   

   Einthoven became professor in Leiden, the base of his scientific career and electrocardiographic research for the remainder of his life. The source supports the year of appointment, not a more precise date.

5. First International Congress of Physiology

   1889-01-01 · Basel, Switzerland

   At the Basel congress, Einthoven observed Augustus D. Waller demonstrate a human electrocardiogram using a capillary electrometer, an experience that informed his later work. The source supports the year but not a more precise attendance date.

6. Royal Society of Medicine clinical meeting

   1912-03-20 · University College Hospital Medical School, London, England, United Kingdom

   

   Einthoven participated in a London meeting on clinical electrocardiography with Thomas Lewis, presenting a paper at University College Hospital Medical School. Coordinates represent the University College Hospital Medical School site; the source does not give a street address.

7. American lecture tour

   1924-10-01 · United States

   While traveling in the United States, Einthoven learned that he had received the 1924 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his electrocardiographic work. The source establishes presence in the United States but does not identify a specific city; coordinates are a representative national point.

8. Nobel Banquet speech

   1925-12-10 · Stockholm, Sweden

   

   Einthoven delivered a speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm following the delayed presentation of his 1924 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The source identifies Stockholm but not the banquet venue; coordinates represent central Stockholm.

9. Death in Leiden

   1927-09-29 · Leiden, Netherlands

   

   Einthoven died in Leiden after a career centered at Leiden University. The cited biography gives the death date in its infobox and identifies Leiden as the place of death; the precise site is not specified.