Thomas A. Ban | |
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 Ban, circa 1962 | |
| Born | Thomas Arthur Ban November 16, 1929 Budapest, Hungary |
| Died | February 4, 2022 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Semmelweis Medical University McGill University |
| Occupation(s) | Psychiatrist psychopharmacologist |
| Known for | First textbook: Psychopharmacology (Williams and Wilkins, 1969) |
| Awards | Canadian Psychiatric Association McNeil Award 1969, 1970, 1973 Clarke Institute of Psychiatry Annual Research Fund Award 1970 State of New York Office of Mental Health Heinz E. Lehmann Research Award for Outstanding Contribution to Research 1996 ACNP Paul Hoch Distinguished Service Award 2003 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychopharmacology |
| Institutions | McGill University Vanderbilt University |
Thomas A. Ban (November 16, 1929 – February 4, 2022) was a Hungarian-born Canadian psychiatrist, psychopharmacologist, academic, researcher and theorist.[1]
He was author of more than 60 books and more than 800 scientific papers.[2]
- ^ Healy, David (1996). The Psychopharmacologists. London: Altman. pp. xxxi.
- ^ "IN MEMORIAM – Thomas A. Ban, MD, FRCPC". Nature - Neuropsychopharmacology. Nature. Retrieved July 27, 2024.