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

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