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Philip Showalter Hench

American physician (1896-1965)

  • Fame53.0
  • Momentum2.5
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Lived 1896–1965, aged 69United States
United StatesUnited StatesDoctorsDoctor
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  • Era
    1896–1965
    Aged 69
  • Awards
    2
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-24

Philip Showalter Hench was an American physician. Hench, along with his Mayo Clinic co-worker Edward Calvin Kendall and Swiss chemist Tadeus Reichstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1950 for the discovery of the hormone cortisone, and its application for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The Nobel Committee bestowed the award for the trio's "discoveries relating to the hormones of the adrenal cortex, their structure and biological effects."

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