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Which universities did Hermann von Helmholtz teach at during his career?

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Throughout his distinguished career, Hermann von Helmholtz held academic and research positions at several prominent institutions:

  • Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin: In 1848, he was appointed as a lecturer and assistant at the Anatomical Museum.1
  • University of Königsberg: In 1849, he became an assistant professor and director of the Physiological Institute.1
  • University of Bonn: In 1855, he was appointed professor of anatomy and physiology.1
  • University of Heidelberg: He moved to this institution in 1858.1
  • University of Berlin: He was offered the professorship of physics here in 1871.1
  • Physico-Technical Institute, Berlin: In 1888, he was appointed as the first director, a position he held until the end of his life.1

Additionally, Helmholtz received his early medical training at the Friedrich Wilhelm Medical Institute in Berlin, beginning in 1838.1