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Edgar Douglas Adrian

1889-11-30 – 1977-08-04

Edgar Douglas AdrianCredit: Unknown author

Life & Legacy

Edgar Douglas Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian (30 November 1889 – 4 August 1977) 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.

Occupation & Career

physician, politician, neuroscientist, university teacher, physiologist, anatomist

Education

Trinity College; Westminster School

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Fellow of the Royal Society; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Copley Medal; Royal Medal; Karl Spencer Lashley Award; Albert Medal; Croonian Medal and Lecture; Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Baly Medal; Order of Merit; doctor honoris causa from the University of Lyon; doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris; Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Albert Medal · Baly Medal · Copley Medal · Croonian Medal and Lecture · doctor honoris causa from the University of Lyon · doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris · Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Fellow of the Royal Society · Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society · Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh · Karl Spencer Lashley Award · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine · Order of Merit · Royal Medal

Employer

University of Cambridge

Organizations & Memberships

Académie Nationale de Médecine · Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei · American Academy of Arts and Sciences · American Philosophical Society · German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina · National Academy of Sciences · Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium · Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences · Royal Society of London · Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences