The Lord Adrian | |
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49th President of the Royal Society | |
In office 1950–1955 | |
Preceded by | Sir Robert Robinson |
Succeeded by | Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood |
Personal details | |
Born | Hampstead, London, England | 30 November 1889
Died | 4 August 1977 Cambridge, England | (aged 87)
Spouse | Hester Adrian (m. 1923) |
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Alma mater | |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society[1] Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1932) Royal Medal (1934) Copley Medal (1946) Albert Medal (1953) Karl Spencer Lashley Award (1961) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biology (electrophysiology) |
Institutions | University of Cambridge |
Edgar Douglas Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian OM FRS (30 November 1889 – 4 August 1977)[2][3] 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.[1][4]