apart from working in the field of science what else did he take part in?
He was also a patron of the arts.
Barend Joseph Stokvis
In addition to his medical work, Stokvis also succeeded his father as president of the charitable Jewish Poor Board (Nederlandsch Israëlitisch Armbestuur), was a member-founder of the Dutch Jewish Institute for the Insane, and a board member of the Jewish Institute for the Aged and the Amsterdam Jewish Hospital ("Centraal Israëlitische Ziekenverpleging"). He was also a patron of the arts.
who was barend joseph stokvis? He was a physician and professor of physiology and pharmacology when was he born? 16 August 1834 where did he study? University of Utrecht so was he a doctor? Yes what degrees did he have? He obtained a doctorate on a dissertation on hepatic glucose production in diabetes has he written any books? UNANSWERABLE did he have any notable achievements? He was one of a number of prominent 19th century Jewish physicians in the Netherlands.
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Barend Joseph Stokvis [SEP] Other activities
Together with Samuel Siegmund Rosenstein, professor of medicine in Leiden, he was a supporter of Aletta Jacobs, the first woman to qualify as a doctor in the Netherlands. In addition to his medical work, Stokvis also succeeded his father as president of the charitable Jewish Poor Board (Nederlandsch Israëlitisch Armbestuur), was a member-founder of the Dutch Jewish Institute for the Insane, and a board member of the Jewish Institute for the Aged and the Amsterdam Jewish Hospital ("Centraal Israëlitische Ziekenverpleging"). He was also a patron of the arts.