David H. Hubel

Medicine

Co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1981 for mapping the visual cortex

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Birthdate
February 27, 1926

Birthplace
Windsor, Ontario

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    Other Interests
    Flute, woodworking, photography, languages, astronomy, skiing, tennis and squash.

    Title
    Physicist; Medical Doctor; University Professor of Neurobiology

    Office
    Harvard Medical School, Boston

    Status
    Semi-retired

    Degrees
    • BSc (Hons in Math and Physics), McGill, 1947
    • MD, McGill, 1951

    Awards
    • Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1965
    • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1981
    • Foreign Member, Royal Society, 1982

    Last Updated
    December 4, 2011

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