The Lord Adrian | |
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| 49th President of the Royal Society | |
| In office 1950–1955 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Robert Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1889 Hampstead, London, England |
| Died | 4 August 1977 (aged 87) Cambridge, England |
| Spouse | Hester Adrian (m. 1923) |
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| Alma mater | |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society[1] Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1932) Royal Medal (1934) Copley Medal (1946) Albert Medal (1953) Karl Spencer Lashley Award (1961) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology (electrophysiology) |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
Edgar Douglas Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian OM FRS (30 November 1889 – 4 August 1977)[2][3] 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.[1][4]
- ^ a b Hodgkin, Alan (1979). "Edgar Douglas Adrian, Baron Adrian of Cambridge. 30 November 1889 – 4 August 1977". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 25: 1–73. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1979.0002. PMID 11615790.
- ^ GRO Register of Births: DEC 1889 1a 650 HAMPSTEAD – Edgar Douglas Adrian
- ^ GRO Register of Deaths: SEP 1977 9 0656 CAMBRIDGE – Edgar Douglas Adrian, DoB = 30 November 1889
- ^ Raymond J. Corsini (2002). The Dictionary of Psychology. Psychology Press. pp. 1119–. ISBN 978-1-58391-328-4. Retrieved 1 January 2013.