Edward Calvin Kendall
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Edward Calvin Kendall (March 8, 1886 – May 4, 1972) was an American chemist who, together with Philip S. Hench and Tadeus Reichstein, won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1950 for research on the structure and biological effects of adrenal cortex hormones. He was credited for the discovery of the hormone Cortisone.
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Laureates (1926-1950)
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1926: Fibiger |
1927: Wagner-Jauregg |
1928: Nicolle |
1929: Eijkman, Hopkins |
1930: Landsteiner |
1931: Warburg |
1932: Sherrington, Adrian |
1933: Morgan |
1934: Whipple, Minot, Murphy |
1935: Spemann |
1936: Dale, Loewi |
1937: Szent-Györgyi |
1938: Heymans |
1939: Domagk |
1943: Dam, Doisy |
1944: Erlanger, Gasser |
1945: Fleming, Chain, Florey |
1946: Muller |
1947: C.Cori, G.Cori, Houssay |
1948: Müller |
1949: Hess, Moniz |
1950: Kendall, Reichstein, Hench
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