James Mourilyan Tanner | |
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| Born | 1 August 1920 |
| Died | 11 August 2010 (aged 90) Wellington, Somerset, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | St Mary's Hospital Medical School University of Pennsylvania |
| Known for | Tanner scale and later experiments in using human growth hormone in children. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Paediatric Endocrinology |
| Institutions | St Thomas' Hospital UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health |
James Mourilyan Tanner (1 August 1920 – 11 August 2010) was a British paediatric endocrinologist who was best known for his development of the Tanner scale, which measures the stages of sexual development during puberty. He was a professor emeritus of the Institute of Child Health at the University of London.[1][2][3]
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