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Edward Calvin Kendall
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American chemist (1886-1972)
Edward Calvin Kendall was an American chemist who lived from 1886 to 1972 and made important discoveries in understanding hormones produced by the adrenal glands. His work earned him significant recognition in the scientific community and contributed to medical advances in treating hormone-related conditions.
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1950
“for their discoveries relating to the hormones of the adrenal cortex, their structure and biological effects”
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Calvin
- Family name
- Kendall
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of death
- Princeton
- Occupation
- biochemist
- Employer
- Mayo Clinic
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- John Scott Award
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Field of work
- biochemistry
- Image
- Edward Calvin Kendall 1940s.jpg
- Residence
- Connecticut
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- date of birth
- 1886-03-08
- date of death
- 1972-05-04
- Commons category
- Edward Calvin Kendall
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- interested in
- biochemistry
- name in native language
- Edward Calvin Kendall
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Encyclopedic overview
Edward Calvin Kendall (March 8, 1886 – May 4, 1972) was an American biochemist. In 1950, Kendall was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine along with Swiss chemist Tadeusz Reichstein and Mayo Clinic physician Philip S. Hench, for their work with the hormones of the adrenal glands. Kendall not only researched the adrenal glands, he also isolated thyroxine, a hormone of the thyroid gland and worked with the team that crystallized glutathione and identified its chemical structure.
Kendall was a biochemist at the Graduate School of the Mayo Foundation at the time of the Nobel award. He received his education at Columbia University. After retiring from his job with the Mayo Foundation, Kendall joined the faculty at Princeton University, where he remained until his death in 1972. Kendall Elementary School, in Norwalk is named for him.
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