Arnold Durig (12 November 1872 – 18 October 1961) was an Austrian physiologist remembered for his investigations involving physiological and pathophysiological aspects of individuals exposed to high altitude conditions. ^[1]

He very probably served as the model for the "impartial person" in Sigmund Freud's polemic booklet " The Question of Lay Analysis" (1926). ^{[2] [3]}

Decorations and awards

• 1906: Lieben Prize ( Imperial Academy of Sciences, Vienna)
• 1917: Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
• 1953: Corresponding member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
• Officer's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph, with war decoration
• Military Merit Medal (Austria-Hungary)
• Decoration of Honour for Services to the Red Cross, 1st class
• Red Cross Medal, 1st and 2nd class (Prussia)
• Honorary citizen of the City of Vienna (1932)
• Freeman of Tschagguns
• In Montafon, streets are named after Arnold Durig: Hofrat-Durig-Weg in Schruns and Hofrat-Durig-Straße in the Latschau district of Tschagguns
• Arnold Durig and Lorenz Böhler are commemorated by the Durig-Böhler Prize awarded in Vorarlberg
• The Arnold Durig Award is awarded periodically by the Austrian Society for Nutrition to and the Arnold Durig Memorial Lecture is given at the Society's annual meetings.

Selected writings

• Beiträge zur Physiologie des Menschen im Hochgebirge. Internationales Institut für Hochgebirgsforschungen Monte Rosa 1903, 1904 - Contributions in regards to the physiology of people living in the mountains. International Research Institute for high altitude research at Monte Rosa in 1903.
• Physiologische Ergebnisse der im Jahre 1906 durchgeführten Monte Rosa-Expedition (1909, second edition 1911) - Results of physiological work conducted on the 1906 Monte Rosa expedition.
• Zum Ernährungsproblem Österreichs, 1920 - On the problem of nutrition in Austria.
• Appetit : Vortrag, 1925 - Appetite: Lectures.
• Die Grundlagen der praktischen Ernährungslehre, 1928 - The basics of practical nutrition education.
• Über die physiologischen Grundlagen der Atemübungen, 1931 - The physiological principles of breathing exercises.
• Über Blutdruck und Blutdruckmessung, 1932 - On blood pressure and blood pressure measurement. ^[4]

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