John Newport Langley
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John Newport Langley was a British physiologist known for pioneering work on the autonomic nervous system and introducing the concept of receptor theory in pharmacology.
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| John Newport Langley canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British scientist
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human ⓘ physiologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Doctor of Science ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1852-11-10 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1925-11-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
St John’s College, Cambridge
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| electedTo | Royal Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionYear | 1883 ⓘ |
| employer |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| era |
19th century science
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early 20th century science ⓘ |
| familyName | Langley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
pharmacology
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physiology ⓘ |
| fullName | John Newport Langley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
academic
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researcher ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Fellow of the Royal Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
concept of drug receptors
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development of modern pharmacology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coining the term autonomic nervous system
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introducing the concept of receptor theory in pharmacology ⓘ pioneering work on the autonomic nervous system ⓘ studies of the sympathetic nervous system ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| middleName | Newport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
autonomic nervous system
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receptor theory ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newbury, Berkshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cambridge, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge
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Professor of Physiology at the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
autonomic nervous system
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nervous system ⓘ neuropharmacology ⓘ |
| studied |
effects of drugs on nerve and muscle
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sympathetic and parasympathetic systems ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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