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John Eccles

1903 - 1997

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Sir John Carew Eccles (27 January 1903 – 2 May 1997) was an Australian neurophysiologist and philosopher who won the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the synapse. He shared the prize with Andrew Huxley and Alan Lloyd Hodgkin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Eccles is the 119th most popular physician (up from 122nd in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Australia (up from 25th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Australian Physician.

John Eccles is most famous for his research on the synapse and the release of neurotransmitters. His research led to the discovery of glutamate and acetylcholine as two of the most important neurotransmitters.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, John Eccles ranks 119 out of 726. Before him are Albert Sabin, Arvid Carlsson, Eric Kandel, Stanley Cohen, Alexandre Yersin, and Giovanni Alfonso Borelli. After him are Hotepsekhemwy, Alexander Bogdanov, Johannes Peter Müller, Baruch Samuel Blumberg, Santorio Santorio, and Aribert Heim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, John Eccles ranks 37. Before him are Fahri Korutürk, José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Raymond Queneau, John Dillinger, Hans Jonas, and Irène Némirovsky. After him are The French Angel, Alec Douglas-Home, Bing Crosby, Jiro Horikoshi, Haldan Keffer Hartline, and Igor Kurchatov. Among people deceased in 1997, John Eccles ranks 36. Before him are Fred Zinnemann, Edward Mills Purcell, Alfred Hershey, Allen Ginsberg, Aldo Rossi, and Helenio Herrera. After him are Chaim Herzog, Dora Maar, Chien-Shiung Wu, Eugene Merle Shoemaker, Dodi Fayed, and Zoltán Czibor.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, John Eccles ranks 21 out of 1,143. Before him are Truganini (1812), George Lazenby (1939), Jack Brabham (1926), Errol Flynn (1909), Scott Morrison (1968), and Alexander Prokhorov (1916). After him are Chris Hemsworth (1983), Margaret Court (1942), Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark (1972), Luís Vaz de Torres (1565), Heath Ledger (1979), and Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1951).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Australia

Among physicians born in Australia, John Eccles ranks 2. Before him are Peter C. Doherty (1940). After him are Robin Warren (1937), Howard Florey (1898), Barry Marshall (1951), and Elizabeth Kenny (1880).

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