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Edgar Douglas Adrian
1889 – 1977
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryEdgar Douglas Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian was an English electrophysiologist and recipient of the 1932 Nobel Prize for Physiology, won jointly with Sir Charles Sherrington for work on the function of neurons. He provided experimental evidence for the all-or-none law of nerves.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
November 30, 1889
Hampstead
Date of death
August 4, 1977
Cambridge
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Occupations & fields
physicianpoliticianneuroscientistuniversity teacherphysiologistanatomist
Awards & honours
Fellow of the Royal SocietyNobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineCopley MedalRoyal MedalKarl Spencer Lashley AwardAlbert Medal
- Field and occupation
- lekár z Spojené kráľovstvo
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