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Daniel Bovet
Scientist

Daniel Bovet

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Discovering compounds that block histamine and other signalling chemicals.

Antihistamine research · Curare research

Born
23 March 1907
Birthplace
Unknown
Died
8 April 1992

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Daniel Bovet

Daniel Bovet was a Swiss-born Italian pharmacologist awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Early life

Education

Graduated from the University of Geneva and completed his doctorate in 1929.

Career

  1. 1929–1947

    Pasteur Institute

    Conducted pharmacological research in Paris.

  2. 1947

    Rome

    Moved to the Istituto Superiore di Sanità.

  3. 1957

    Nobel Prize

    Recognised for discoveries of drugs that inhibit physiological substances.

  4. 1964

    University teaching

    Became a professor at Sassari.

Contributions

Antihistamine research

Identified compounds that counteract histamine.

Curare research

Studied muscle-relaxing compounds and their effects.

Beyond research

Languages

Grew up speaking Esperanto.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

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