# Arnold Burgen

> Sir Arnold Stanley Vincent Burgen FRS was a British physician, pharmacologist, academic, and university administrator. Considered a founder and important contributor to the development of molecular pharmacology, Burgen was a Professor of Physiology at McGill University from 1949 to 1962 and Sheild Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Cambridge from 1962 to 1971. Throughout his career, Burgen held a variety of positions of leadership in both academia and the medical establishment. In 1988, he became the founding President of the Academia Europaea.

*British academic (1922-2022)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1922-03-20
- **Died:** 2022-05-26
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Sir Arnold Stanley Vincent Burgen FRS was a British physician, pharmacologist, academic, and university administrator. Considered a founder and important contributor to the development of molecular pharmacology, Burgen was a Professor of Physiology at McGill University from 1949 to 1962 and Sheild Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Cambridge from 1962 to 1971. Throughout his career, Burgen held a variety of positions of leadership in both academia and the medical establishment. In 1988, he became the founding President of the Academia Europaea.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 38.0
- **Momentum:** 12.9

## Timeline
- **2022** - Died
- **1998** - Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
- **1990** - Academician
- **1964** - Fellow of the Royal Society
- **1922** - Born

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