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John Gaddum

British pharmacologist (1900–1965).

United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandSport and exercise science
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Life and work

The story behind the role.

British pharmacologist (1900–1965).

Sir John Henry Gaddum (31 March 1900 – 30 June 1965) was an English pharmacologist who, along with Ulf von Euler, co-discovered the neuropeptide Substance P in 1931. He was a founder member of the British Pharmacological Society and first editor of the British Journal of Pharmacology.

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Achievements and distinctions

  1. 01

    British pharmacologist (1900–1965).

  2. 02

    Fellow of the Royal Society

  3. 03

    Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

  4. 04

    Knight Bachelor

Career and education

Employers and institutions

Cairo University · University of Edinburgh

Memberships

Royal Society of London · German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina · Royal Society of Edinburgh

Education

Trinity College · Rugby School

Academic qualifications

doctorate

Fields of work

pharmacology

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