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Henry Hallett Dale

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Henry Dale
Sir Henry Dale.
Born9 June 1875
Died23 July 1968
NationalityEnglish
Alma materCambridge University
AwardsNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1936)
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine, Chemistry
InstitutionsNational Institute for Medical Research
London, United Kingdom

Sir Henry Hallett Dale, OM, GBE, PRS, (9 June 1875 - 23 July 1968) was an English pharmacologist.[1] He won the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with Otto Loewi, for their discoveries about the chemical transmission of nerve impulses.[2]

References

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  1. "Biography of Henry Dale". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  2. "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1936". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2009-12-21.