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Archibald Hill

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Archibald Hill

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Also known as A. V. Hill, Sir Archibald Hill

English physiologist and biophysicist (1886-1977)

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Archibald Hill was an English physiologist and biophysicist who lived from 1886 to 1977 and made important contributions to understanding how muscles work and energy is used in living organisms. His research helped establish fundamental principles in biophysics that remain important to modern science and medicine.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1922

    “for his discovery relating to the production of heat in the muscle”

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Instance of
human
Family name
Hill
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Bristol
Place of death
Cambridge
Occupation
biophysicist
Educated at
School of Medicine, University of Manchester
Employer
Victoria University of Manchester
Languages spoken
English language
Doctoral student
Ralph H. Fowler
Field of work
physiology
Conflict
World War I
Military branch
British Army
Image
Archibald Vivian Hill.jpg
Work location
London
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member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Commons category
Archibald Hill
date of birth
1886-09-26
date of death
1977-06-03
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
name in native language
Archibald Hill
birth name
Archibald Vivian Hill
student
Bernard Katz
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interested in
physiology
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Encyclopedic overview

Archibald Vivian Hill (26 September 1886 – 3 June 1977), better known to friends and colleagues as A. V. Hill, was a British physiologist, one of the founders of the diverse disciplines of biophysics and operations research. He shared the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his elucidation of the production of heat and mechanical work in muscles.

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