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Andrew Schally

Polish-American endocrinologist (1926–2024)

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Andrzej Viktor "Andrew" Schally (30 November 1926 – 17 October 2024) was a Polish-American endocrinologist who was a co-recipient, with Roger Guillemin and Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Vilnius wd
Died
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Place of death
Miami Beach wd
Citizenship
Second Polish Republic, United States wd
Occupation
physician, biochemist, researcher, endocrinologist, university teacher wd
Education
McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences wd
Spouse
Ana Maria Comaru-Schally wd

Awards wd

  • Canada Gairdner International Award (1974)
  • Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1975)
  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1977)
  • honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense (1985)
  • honorary doctor of Paris Descartes University (1988)
  • honorary doctorate of the University of Alcala (1996)
  • Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (2021)
  • Officer of the Legion of Honour
  • honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow

About

This award recognized his research in the discovery that the hypothalamus controls hormone production and release by the pituitary gland, which controls the regulation of other hormones in the body.

Later in life, Schally utilized his knowledge of hypothalamic hormones to research possible methods for birth control and cancer treatment.

Questions

When was Andrew Schally born?
Andrew Schally was born on 30 November 1926 in Vilnius.
Where did Andrew Schally study?
Andrew Schally was educated at McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Andrew Schally · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q141147 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Andrew Schally portrait.jpg by US gov (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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"Andrew Schally". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/andrew-schally. Retrieved 5 November 2026.

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