Charles Scott Sherrington
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Summary
Charles Scott Sherrington was born on November 27, 1857[1], in Islington[2]. He died on March 4, 1952[3], in Eastbourne[4]. He worked as a physician[5], neurologist[6], university teacher[7], pathologist[8], and physiologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (829 views/month, #7,232 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of birth: London[11]
- Place of burial: Ipswich[12]
- Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[13], United States[14]
- Occupation: association football player[15], naturalist[16]
- Field of work: neurobiology[17], physiology[18], histology[19], bacteriology[20], pathology[21]
- Position held: President of the Royal Society[22]
- Employer: Magdalen College[23], University of Liverpool[24], King's College London[25]
- Educated at: Fitzwilliam College[26], Gonville and Caius College[27], Ipswich School[28], University of Oxford[29], St Thomas's Hospital Medical School[30]
- Doctoral advisor: Michael Foster[31], John Newport Langley[32]
- Award received: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire[33], Order of Merit[34], Croonian Medal and Lecture[35], Baly Medal[36], Silliman Memorial Lectures[37], Royal Medal[38], Copley Medal[39], honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg[40], doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris[41], Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine[42], doctor honoris causa from the University of Lyon[43]
- Member of: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[44], Royal Society[45], Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[46], Pontifical Academy of Sciences[47], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[48], Russian Academy of Sciences[49], Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL[50], National Academy of Sciences[51], Academy of Sciences of Turin[52], Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[53], Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[54], Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[55]
- Sex or gender: male[56]
- Member of sports team: Ipswich Town F.C.[57]
- Doctoral student: John Farquhar Fulton[58], Wilder Penfield[59], John Eccles[60]
- Commons category: Charles Scott Sherrington[61]
- Archives at: University of Toronto Archives & Records Management Services[62]
- Honorific prefix: Sir[63]
- Sport: association football[64]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Charles Scott Sherrington include Sherrington[65].
Why It Matters
Charles Scott Sherrington has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] He is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
He has been cited as an influence by Howard Florey[68], a politician[69], 1898–1968[70], of Australia[71], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine[72]; John Carew Eccles[73], a philosopher[74], 1903–1997[75], of Australia[76], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[77], specialised in neurophysiology[78]; Karl H. Pribram[79], a physician[80], 1919–2015[81], of United States[82], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[83], specialised in neuroscience[84]; and Max Bennett[85], a neuroscientist[86], b. 1939[87], of Australia[88], awarded the Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture[89], specialised in neuroscience[90].
He is credited with the discovery of synapse[91], a cellular component[92] and nociceptor[93]. Entities named for him include Sherrington[65].
His notable doctoral advisees include Wilder Penfield[94], a surgeon[95], 1891–1976[96], of Canada[97], awarded the Rhodes Scholarship[98], specialised in neurosurgery[99]; John Carew Eccles[100]; John Farquhar Fulton[101]; and Frédéric Bremer[102].
FAQs
Where was Charles Scott Sherrington born?
Charles Scott Sherrington was born in Islington[2].
Where did Charles Scott Sherrington die?
Charles Scott Sherrington passed away in Eastbourne[4].
What did Charles Scott Sherrington do for work?
Charles Scott Sherrington worked as a physician[5], neurologist[6], university teacher[7], pathologist[8], and physiologist[9].
Where did Charles Scott Sherrington go to school?
Charles Scott Sherrington was educated at Fitzwilliam College[26], Gonville and Caius College[27], Ipswich School[28], and University of Oxford[29].
What awards did Charles Scott Sherrington receive?
Honors received include Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire[33], Order of Merit[34], Croonian Medal and Lecture[35], and Baly Medal[36].
Who did Charles Scott Sherrington influence?
Charles Scott Sherrington has been cited as an influence by Howard Florey[68], John Carew Eccles[73], Karl H. Pribram[79], and Max Bennett[85].
What did Charles Scott Sherrington discover?
Charles Scott Sherrington is credited as discoverer of synapse[91] and nociceptor[93].