Heinz Lehmann

For the German chess player, see Heinz Lehmann (chess player). For the German swimmer, see Heinz-Günther Lehmann.
Heinz Edgar Lehmann
Born(1911-07-17)July 17, 1911
Berlin, German Empire
DiedApril 7, 1999(1999-04-07) (aged 87)
AwardsLasker Award, Order of Canada
Scientific career
Fieldspsychiatrist
InstitutionsMcGill University

Heinz Edgar Lehmann OC FRSC (July 17, 1911 – April 7, 1999) was a German-born Canadian psychiatrist best known for his use of chlorpromazine for the treatment of schizophrenia in 1950s and "truly the father of modern psychopharmacology."[1]

  1. ^ Goldbloom, R (2013). A Lucky Life. Formac Publishing Company Limited, p. 116. ISBN 1459502841