# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-jacob-abel
# Generated: 2026-08-13T03:54:47.297Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/john-jacob-abel"
name: "John Jacob Abel"
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description: "John Jacob Abel was an American biochemist and pharmacologist. He established the pharmacology department at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1893, and then became America's first full-time professor of pharmacology. During his time at Hopkins, he made several important medical advancements, especially in the field of hormone extraction. In addition to his laboratory work, he founded several significant scientific journals such as the Journal of Biological Chemistry and the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics."
tagline: "American biochemist and pharmacologist (1857–1938)"
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birthDate: "1857-05-19"
deathDate: "1938-05-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump