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more general categories information about this item 10. Noble Prize 10. Noble Prize Physiology or Medicine (216) 11. Award Year 11. Award Year 1980s (97) 1988 (12) 12. Winner Type 12. Winner Type Person (904) 13. Gender 13. Gender Male (853) 14. Birth Year 14. Birth Year 1900s (92) 1905 (11) 15. Place of Birth 15. Place of Birth North America (290) United States (268) Western states (27) Washington (5) Hoquiam (1) 16. Death Year 16. Death Year 1990s (82) 1998 (11) 17. Place of Death 17. Place of Death North America (223) United States (214) Southeastern states (12) North Carolina (4) Chapel Hill (4) 19. Given Name 19. Given Name E-K (339) G (55) 20. Family Name 20. Family Name E-K (239) H (72) 21. Shared Given Name 21. Shared Given Name E-K (229) G (35) George (18) 23. Religion 23. Religion z-Missing value reason (465) Source data not available (465) 24. Age at Award Time 24. Age at Award Time 80 - 89 (56) 84 (4) 32. Occupations 32. Occupations Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (70) Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners (69) Physicians (65) 34. Citizens 34. Citizens North America (328) United States (307) 38. Worked for Corporation 38. Worked for Corporation North America (23) United States (23) Southeastern states (2) North Carolina (2) Research Triangle Park (2) GlaxoSmithKline (2) 42. Affilliation with College or University 42. Affilliation with College or University North America (529) United States (521) Middle Atlantic states (178) Ohio (20) Cleveland (18) Case Western Reserve University (18) Short-term academic staff (4) Northeastern states (374) Massachusetts (226) Cambridge (217) Harvard (159) Alumni (77) Short-term academic staff (75) Southeastern states (38) North Carolina (18) Durham (13) Duke University (13) Short-term academic staff (8) University of North Carolina (9) Chapel Hill (9) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (9) Short-term academic staff (6) Western states (262) Washington (20) Seattle (20) University of Washington (20) Alumni (5) 44. Memberships 44. Memberships A-D (656) A (635) American Academy of Arts and Sciences (531) E-P (571) P (109) Phi Beta Kappa Society (12) R-T (460) R (448) Royal Society (294) 45. Other Awards 45. Other Awards A-B (362) A (285) Alfred Burger Award (1) G-H (389) G (254) Gairdner Foundation International Award (89) complete name: George Hitchings nobel prize: medicine award year: 1988 together with: Gertrude B. Elion together with: James Black prize share: Prize share: 1/3 rational: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1988 was awarded jointly to Sir James W. Black, Gertrude B. Elion and George H. Hitchings "for their discoveries of important principles for drug treatment." biography: Biography laureate facts: Facts laureate lecture: Lecture given name: George family name: Hitchings occupation: physician occupation: pharmacist occupation: chemist occupation: pharmacologist occupation: biochemist field of work: biochemistry work location: Duke University, 103 Allen Bldg, Durham, NC, 27708, United States of America description: George Hitchings was an American 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. image copyright: Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. image citation: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1988. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1988/summary/> date birth: 1905 date death: 1998 usual name: George Hitchings
