curt paul richter

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Definition of curt paul richter in English English dictionary

born Feb. 20, 1894, Denver, Colo., U.S. died Dec. 21, 1988, Baltimore, Md. U.S. biologist. He received a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. He introduced the concept of the biological clock in a 1927 paper on animals' internal cycles (see biological rhythm). He theorized that ancient peoples' discovery of fire changed their habits, resulting in brain-structure changes that increased their ability to learn and communicate. He helped discover relationships between behaviour and biochemistry governing sleep, stress, and disease onset

Hyphenation

curt Paul Rich·ter

Turkish pronunciation

kırt pôl rîktır

Pronunciation

/ˈkərt ˈpôl ˈrəktər/ /ˈkɜrt ˈpɔːl ˈrɪktɜr/