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Gustav von Bunge

Gustav von Bunge is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gustav von Bunge rather than just read about it. In short: Gustav Piers Alexander von Bunge (19 January 1844 – 5 November 1920) was a Baltic-German physiologist known for his work in the field of vitamins. Biography Bunge was born on 19 January 1844 in Dorpat, Russian Empire (now Tartu, Estonia), the son of Alexander von Bunge, a botanist, and Elisabeth Karolina von Pistohlkors.

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Reference excerpt

Gustav Piers Alexander von Bunge (19 January 1844 – 5 November 1920) was a Baltic-German physiologist known for his work in the field of vitamins.

Biography Bunge was born on 19 January 1844 in Dorpat, Russian Empire (now Tartu, Estonia), the son of Alexander von Bunge, a botanist, and Elisabeth Karolina von Pistohlkors. He studied chemistry and mathematics at the Imperial University of Dorpat, where he obtained a doctorate and habilitation in physiology in 1874. Bunge then studied in Strasbourg and obtained a doctorate in medicine at the University of Leipzig in 1882. At Dorpat, he had as instructors Friedrich Bidder (1810–1894) and Carl Schmidt (1822–1894). In 1885, Bunge became an associate professor, and from 1886 until his death in 1920, he served as a professor of physiological chemistry at the University of Basel. Among his more important studies were the interplay of potassium and sodium within the body; the association of sodium chloride with metabolism, and analytic studies of iron metabolism. Bunge was the author of treatises on alcoholic spirits, of which he denounced as a "threat to health and heredity". His name is associated with "Bunge's rule", a nutritional law based on his research of human and animal milk – "that nutrients in milk are proportional to the growth of the offspring". However, Bunge rejected the entire idea of vitamins and vitamin deficiencies; he opposed the doctoral dissertation of Nikolai Lunin regarding Vitamin C and scurvy. He died on 5 November 1920 in Basel, aged 76.

Selected publications Der Vegetarianismus (Berlin, 1885; 2nd ed., 1900) The Alcohol Question, 1886. Text-Book of Physiological and Pathological Chemistry, (translated from the fourth German edition by Florence A. Starling and edited by Ernest H. Starling, 1902). Alcoholic Poisoning and Degeneration, 1905. "Text-book of organic chemistry for medical students", 1907.

References

Further reading Clive M. McCay. (1953). Gustav B. von Bunge: (January 19, 1844 – November 5, 1920). The Journal of Nutrition 49 (1): 1–19.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gustav von Bunge

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Gustav von Bunge claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Gustav von Bunge before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Gustav von Bunge ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Gustav von Bunge

In research: Gustav von Bunge appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gustav von Bunge in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gustav von Bunge is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1844 births, 1920 deaths, Academic staff of the University of Basel, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gustav von Bunge outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Gustav Piers Alexander von Bunge (19 January 1844 – 5 November 1920) was a Baltic-German physiologist known for his work in the field of vitamins. Biography Bunge was born on 19 January 1844 in Dorpat, Russian Empire (now Tartu, Estonia), the son of Alexander von Bunge, a botanist, and Elisabeth Ka…

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