| Edward Calvin Kendall | |
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| Born |
March 8, 1886 South Norwalk, Connecticut, USA |
| Died | May
4, 1972 (aged 86) Princeton, NJ, USA |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Parke-Davis St. Luke's Hospital Mayo Clinic Princeton University |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Known for |
isolation of thyroxine discovery of cortisone |
| Notable awards | Lasker Award
(1949) Passano Foundation (1950) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1950) |
Edward Calvin Kendall (March 8, 1886, South Norwalk, Connecticut – May 4, 1972, Princeton, New Jersey) was an American chemist who, together with Philip S. Hench and Tadeus Reichstein, won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1950 for research at the Mayo Clinic, University of Minnesota on the structure and biological effects of adrenal cortex hormones. He was credited for the discovery of the hormone Cortisone. He earned his B.S., M.A. and Ph.D. in Chemistry from Columbia University in 1908, 1909 and 1910, respectively.
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| | The Lasker Foundation - Clinical Medical Research Award - The Lasker Foundation - 1949 Clinical Medical Research Award |
| | The Passano Foundation, Inc. - The Passano Foundation, Inc. |
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