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Arnold Burgen
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Arnold Stanley Vincent Burgen
20 March 1922 Clapton, London, England
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| Died | 26 May 2022 (aged 100) |
| Alma mater | Middlesex Hospital Medical School |
| Spouse(s) | Olga Kennard |
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| Fields | Pharmacology |
| Institutions | McGill University University of Cambridge |
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Sir Arnold Stanley Vincent Burgen (born March 20, 1922 – died May 26, 2022) was a very important British scientist. He was a doctor, a pharmacologist (someone who studies how medicines work), and a leader at universities. He helped start a big European science group called the Academia Europæa.
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Sir Arnold's Early Life
Sir Arnold Burgen was born in a part of East London called Clapton. He went to a school called Christ's College Finchley in north London. Later, in 1945, he began studying at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School. This school is now part of University College, London. He became a Doctor of Medicine in 1950.
Sir Arnold's Amazing Career
Sir Arnold Burgen had a long and successful career in science and medicine. He worked in many important roles.
Early Hospital and University Roles
- He started as a doctor at Middlesex Hospital in 1945.
- From 1945 to 1949, he taught pharmacology at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School.
Leading Roles in Canada and UK
- From 1949 to 1962, he was a Professor of Physiology at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
- He also helped lead the University Clinic at Montreal General Hospital from 1957 to 1962.
- From 1962 to 1971, he was the Sheild Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Cambridge.
- He was also a Fellow at Downing College, Cambridge during this time.
Director and President Roles
- From 1971 to 1982, he was the Director of the National Institute for Medical Research.
- He was also the President of the International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology from 1972 to 1975. This group helps scientists around the world work together on medicines.
Sir Arnold's Personal Life
Sir Arnold Burgen was married to a British scientist named Olga Kennard. She was famous for studying crystals. Sir Arnold lived to be 100 years old. He passed away on May 26, 2022.
Awards and Honours
Sir Arnold Burgen received many important awards and honours for his work.
- In 1964, he became a Fellow of the Royal Society. This is a very high honour for scientists in the UK.
- In 1969, he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.
- He was knighted in 1976, which means he was given the title "Sir."
- In 1987, he was chosen as a Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences in the United States.
- He became an Honorary Fellow of Darwin College, Cambridge in 1989.
- He was also the first President of the Academia Europaea, a group that brings together top European scholars.
