1924 - 2010
James W. Black Scottish Doctor
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| First Name |
James
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| Middle Name |
W.
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| Last Name |
Black
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| Birthday |
14th June, 1924
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| Birthplace |
Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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| Died |
22nd March, 2010
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| Place of Death |
London, England
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Nationality |
Scottish
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| Occupation |
Doctor
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| Official Websites |
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1988/black-bio.html
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Sir James Whyte Black OM FRS FRSE FRCP (14 June 1924 – 22 March 2010) was a Scottish physician and pharmacologist. Black established a Veterinary Physiology department at the University of Glasgow, where he became interested in the effects of adrenaline on the human heart. He went to work for ICI Pharmaceuticals in 1958 and, while there, developed propranolol, a beta blocker used for the treatment of heart disease. Black was also responsible for the development of cimetidine, an H2 receptor antagonist, a drug used to treat stomach ulcers. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1988 for work leading to the development of propranolol and cimetidine.
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