Hugh Blaschko
Hugh Blaschko | |
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| Hermann Karl Felix Blaschko | |
Photograph taken of Hugh Blaschko by A.V. Hill in the UK in 1929 or 1930 | |
| Born | 4 January 1900 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | 18 April 1993 (93 years) Oxford, England |
| Alma mater | University of Berlin University of Freiburg |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Göttingen, Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Biology in Berlin, Kaiser Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, University College London, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford |
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Hermann Karl Felix ‘Hugh’ Blaschko FRS (1900 – 1993) was a biochemist and pharmacologist. Blaschko came from a distinguished German family of doctors and became an exile in 1933 because he was Jewish and moved to the UK. Blaschko's research focused on elucidating the biosynthesis and metabolism of catecholamines, particularly adrenaline. His discoveries led to the development of the first effective drugs for controlling blood pressure and monoamine inhibitors as a class of antidepressants.