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Barry Marshall

1951 - Today

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Barry James Marshall (born 30 September 1951) is an Australian physician, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Professor of Clinical Microbiology and Co-Director of the Marshall Centre at the University of Western Australia. Marshall and Robin Warren showed that the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) plays a major role in causing many peptic ulcers, challenging decades of medical doctrine holding that ulcers were caused primarily by stress, spicy foods, and too much acid. This discovery has allowed for a breakthrough in understanding a causative link between Helicobacter pylori infection and stomach cancer. He is a prominent example, in the tradition of Jonas Salk, of testing a medical hypothesis by self-administration. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Barry Marshall is the 220th most popular physician (up from 224th in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Australia (down from 44th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Australian Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Barry Marshall ranks 220 out of 726. Before him are Waldemar Hoven, Mehriban Aliyeva, Zhang Zhongjing, Bernardino Ramazzini, John Langdon Down, and Giovanni Battista Morgagni. After him are Carl Ludwig, Sebastian Kneipp, Eduard Bloch, Mondino de Luzzi, Robin Cook, and Maurice Bucaille.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Barry Marshall ranks 84. Before him are Angelique Rockas, V. S. Ramachandran, Carl Wieman, Emmanuel Todd, Karekin II, and Fatmir Sejdiu. After him are Lou Ferrigno, Gustavo Santaolalla, Kazumi Takada, Javier Marías, Sydne Rome, and Shigemi Ishii.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Barry Marshall ranks 57 out of 1,143. Before him are Alan Jones (1946), Jason Clarke (1969), Rod Taylor (1930), Nick Cave (1957), Simon Baker (1969), and Roy Emerson (1936). After him are Eric Bana (1968), Jonathan Hyde (1948), Tim Cahill (1979), Paul Hogan (1939), Judith Anderson (1897), and James Harrison (1936).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Australia

Among physicians born in Australia, Barry Marshall ranks 5. Before him are Peter C. Doherty (1940), John Eccles (1903), Robin Warren (1937), and Howard Florey (1898). After him are Elizabeth Kenny (1880).

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