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George Herbert Hitchings (April 18, 1905 – February 27, 1998) was an American medical doctor who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Sir James Black and Gertrude Elion "for their discoveries of important principles for drug treatment", Hitchings specifically for his work on chemotherapy.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1988 was awarded jointly to Sir James W. Black, Gertrude B. Elion and George H. Hitchings "for their discoveries of important principles for drug treatment"
George Herbert Hitchings was an American pharmacologist who, along with Gertrude B. Elion and Sir James W. Black, received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1988 for their development of drugs that became essential in the treatment of several major diseases.
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2 days ago · Hitchings was born on 18 April 1905 in Hoquiam, Washington, to parents Lillian Matthews and George Herbert Hitchings Sr., and he had two older sisters. In a Nobel Prize autobiographical feature, Hitchings explains that his father died after a prolonged illness when Hitchings was twelve years old, and that event left a deep impression on him ...
Feb 27, 1998 · George H. Hitchings. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1988. Born: 18 April 1905, Hoquiam, WA, USA. Died: 27 February 1998, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: Wellcome Research Laboratories, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
Mar 2, 1998 · Dr. George H. Hitchings, who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1988 for pharmaceutical research that led to the creation of drugs to treat leukemia, gout, malaria and disorders of the human...
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Mar 1, 1998 · Dr. George H. Hitchings, who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1988 for pharmaceutical research that led to the creation of drugs to treat leukemia, gout, malaria and disorders of the human...
