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William C. Campbell

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William Cecil Campbell (born 28 June 1930) is an Irish-American microbiologist known for his work in discovering a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworms, for which he was jointly awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He helped to discover a class of drugs called avermectins, whose derivatives have been shown to have "extraordinary efficacy" in treating River blindness and Lymphatic filariasis, among other parasitic diseases affecting animals and humans. Campbell worked at the Merck Institute for Therapeutic Research 1957–1990, and has become a research fellow emeritus at Drew University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William C. Campbell is the 294th most popular chemist (down from 245th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Ireland (down from 53rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Irish Chemist.

William C. Campbell is most famous for being the co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015. He was awarded the prize for his work on discovering a new drug, called ivermectin, which kills parasitic worms and has been used to treat people with river blindness.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, William C. Campbell ranks 294 out of 602. Before him are Satoshi Ōmura, Thomas Andrews, Andreas Sigismund Marggraf, Kikunae Ikeda, Leopold Gmelin, and Per Teodor Cleve. After him are Michael Polanyi, Bernard Courtois, Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, Carl Gustaf Mosander, Christian Friedrich Schönbein, and Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, William C. Campbell ranks 106. Before him are Mauro Ramos, Pavel Popovich, Ben Gazzara, Robert Loggia, Richard Donner, and Rod Taylor. After him are Tadao Kobayashi, Michel Serres, Sławomir Mrożek, Jānis Pujats, Toru Takemitsu, and Friedrich Gulda.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, William C. Campbell ranks 71 out of 549. Before him are Eileen Gray (1878), Larry Mullen Jr. (1961), Dolores O'Riordan (1971), Saint Gall (550), Vergilius of Salzburg (700), and Ethel Voynich (1864). After him are Colin Farrell (1976), Mary Robinson (1944), James Ussher (1581), Malcolm II of Scotland (954), Diarmait Mac Murchada (1110), and Brenda Fricker (1945).

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Among CHEMISTS In Ireland

Among chemists born in Ireland, William C. Campbell ranks 3. Before him are Robert Boyle (1627), and J. D. Bernal (1901). After him are Kathleen Lonsdale (1903), and Peter Woulfe (1727).

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