Baron Adrian — noun English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889 1997) • Syn: ↑Adrian, ↑Edgar Douglas Adrian • Instance Hypernyms: ↑physiologist … Useful english dictionary
Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian — Infobox Scientist name = Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian imagesize = 180px birth name = Edgar Douglas Adrian birth date = birth date|1889|11|30|df=y birth place = Hampstead, London, England death date = death date and… … Wikipedia
Edgar Adrian, 1. Baron Adrian — Edgar Douglas Adrian, 1. Baron Adrian OM (* 30. November 1889 in London; † 4. August 1977 in Cambridge) war ein britischer Anatom und Physiologe. Für seine Entdeckungen auf dem Gebiet der Funktionen der Neuronen erhielt er 1932 gemeinsam mit… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Richard Adrian, 2nd Baron Adrian — Richard Hume Adrian, 2nd Baron Adrian FRS (16 October 1927 ndash; 4 April 1995) was a British physiologist.Adrian was born in Cambridge in 1927, the only son of Edgar Adrian and his wife Hester Pinsent, a mental health worker. His father won a… … Wikipedia
Adrian — ist ein männlicher Vorname. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Herkunft und Bedeutung des Namens 2 Namenstag 3 Bekannte Namensträger 3.1 Vorname … Deutsch Wikipedia
Adrian , Edgar Douglas — Adrian , Edgar Douglas, Baron Adrian of Cambridge (1889–1977) British neurophysiologist Adrian, a lawyer s son, was born in London and studied at Cambridge University and St. Bartholomew s Hospital, London, where he obtained his MD in 1915. He… … Scientists
Adrian — Adrian1 [ā′drē ən] n. [L Adrianus, Hadrianus < Adria, Hadria, name of two Italian cities] a masculine name: fem. Adrienne Adrian2 [ā′drē ən] 1. Adrian IV (born Nicholas Breakspear) 1100? 59; pope (1154 59): the only Eng. pope 2. E(dgar)… … English World dictionary
Adrian,Edgar Douglas — Adrian, Edgar Douglas. First Baron Adrian. 1889 1977. British physiologist. He shared a 1932 Nobel Prize for major advances in the understanding of the nervous and muscular systems. * * * … Universalium
Adrian — The male and female given name Adrian is derived from the Latin Hadrianus , which is more familiar to English speakers as Hadrian. The name means from Adria , a port on the Adriatic Sea. Adrian was the name of several early Christian saints and… … Wikipedia
baron — /bar euhn/, n. 1. a member of the lowest grade of nobility. 2. (in Britain) a. a feudal vassal holding his lands under a direct grant from the king. b. a direct descendant of such a vassal or his equal in the nobility. c. a member of the House of … Universalium
