Edgar Adrian
The Lord Adrian | |
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Adrian in 1932 | |
| 49th President of the Royal Society | |
| In office 1950–1955 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Robert Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood |
| Master of Trinity College, Cambridge | |
| In office 1955–1965 | |
| Preceded by | G. M. Trevelyan |
| Succeeded by | Rab Butler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1889 Hampstead, London, England |
| Died | 4 August 1977 (aged 87) Cambridge, England |
| Spouse | Hester Adrian (m. 1923) |
| Children |
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| Scientific career | |
| Alma mater | |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1932) Royal Medal (1934) Copley Medal (1946) Albert Medal (1953) Karl Spencer Lashley Award (1961) |
| Fields | Biology (electrophysiology) |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
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Edgar Douglas Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian OM FRS (30 November 1889 – 4 August 1977) was an English electrophysiologist and recipient of the 1932 Nobel Prize for Physiology, won jointly with Sir Charles Sherrington for work on the function of neurons. He provided experimental evidence for the all-or-none law of nerves.