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Herbert Spencer Gasser

American physiologist (1888-1963)

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Lived 1888–1963, aged 75United States
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  • Era
    1888–1963
    Aged 75
  • Awards
    4
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-18

Herbert Spencer Gasser was an American physiologist, and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1944 for his work with action potentials in nerve fibers while on the faculty of Washington University in St. Louis, awarded jointly with Joseph Erlanger.

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