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George H. Hitchings

Nobel Prize-winning American physician

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Lived 1905–1998, aged 93United States
United StatesUnited StatesDoctorsDoctor
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    51 languages
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  • Era
    1905–1998
    Aged 93
  • Awards
    7
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-10

George Herbert Hitchings was an American medical doctor who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Sir James Black and Gertrude Elion "for their discoveries of important principles for drug treatment", Hitchings specifically for his work on chemotherapy.

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