Charles Scott Sherrington

Sir Charles Scott Sherrington (November 27, 1857–March 4, 1952) was a British scientist known for his contributions to physiology and neuroscience. He shared the 1932 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Edgar Douglas Adrian for their work with neurons.

Biography

Sherrington was born in London, England. He studied physiology under Sir Michael Foster at Cambridge University. In 1887 Sherrington joined the faculty of St Thomas's medical school. In 1895, he became a professor at the University of Liverpool. He was given the chair of physiology at Oxford University in 1913. He served as president of the Royal Society from 1920 to 1925. Sherrington received the Knight Grand Cross of the British Empire in 1922 and the Order of Merit in 1924. Sherrington retired from Oxford in 1935, but continued to lecture and write. He died in Eastbourne, Sussex.

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London - England - Michael Foster - Cambridge University - 1887 - St Thomas's - 1895 - University of Liverpool - Oxford University - 1913 - Royal Society - 1920 - 1925 - Knight Grand Cross of the British Empire - 1922 - Order of Merit - 1924 - 1935 - Eastbourne - Sussex

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