# Alan Hodgkin

_Physiologist and biophysicist (1914-1998)_

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> Sir Alan Lloyd Hodgkin was an English physiologist and biophysicist who shared the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Andrew Huxley and John Eccles.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 5 February 1914 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193650#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Banbury ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193650#P19))
- **Died:** 20 December 1998 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193650#P570))
- **Place of death:** Cambridge ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193650#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United Kingdom ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193650#P27))
- **Occupation:** neuroscientist; biochemist; physician; neurologist; physiologist; biophysicist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193650#P106))
- **Education:** Trinity College; Gresham's School; The Downs, Malvern College Prep School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193650#P69))
- **Spouse:** Marni Hodgkin ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193650#P26))
- **Positions held:** Master of Trinity College, Cambridge (1978–1984); President of the Royal Society (1970–1975) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193650#P39))
- **Awards:** Fellow of the Royal Society; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Copley Medal; Royal Medal; Annual Review Prize Lecture; Croonian Medal and Lecture; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Baly Medal; Honorary member of the British Biophysical Society ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193650#P166))

## Questions

**When was Alan Hodgkin born?**  
Alan Hodgkin was born on 5 February 1914 in Banbury.

**What positions has Alan Hodgkin held?**  
Positions held by Alan Hodgkin include: Master of Trinity College, Cambridge (1978–1984); President of the Royal Society (1970–1975).

**Where did Alan Hodgkin study?**  
Alan Hodgkin was educated at Trinity College, Gresham's School, The Downs, Malvern College Prep School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Alan Hodgkin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Hodgkin) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
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