Archibald Vivian Hill | |
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| Born | 26 September 1886 Bristol, England |
| Died | 3 June 1977 (aged 90) Cambridge, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Mechanical work in muscles Muscle contraction model Founding biophysics Hill equation (biochemistry) |
| Spouse | Margaret Neville Keynes[1] |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1922) Royal Medal (1926) Actonian Prize (1928) Copley Medal (1948) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physiology and biophysics |
| Institutions | Cambridge University University of Manchester University College, London |
| Academic advisors | Walter Morley Fletcher |
| Notable students | Te-Pei Feng Ralph H. Fowler Bernard Katz |
| Notes | |
He is notably the father of Polly Hill, David Keynes Hill, Maurice Hill, and the grandfather of Nicholas Humphrey. | |
Archibald Vivian Hill CH OBE FRS[2] (26 September 1886 – 3 June 1977), better known to friends and colleagues as A. V. Hill, was a British physiologist, one of the founders of the diverse disciplines of biophysics and operations research. He shared the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his elucidation of the production of heat and mechanical work in muscles.[3][4]
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- ^ Bassett, DR Jr (2002). "Scientific contributions of A. V. Hill: exercise physiology pioneer". Journal of Applied Physiology. 93 (5): 1567–1582. doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.01246.2001. PMID 12381740. S2CID 14704104.
- ^ "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31230. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)