| Authorised form of name | Schild; Heinz Otto (1906 - 1984) |
| Dates | 1906 - 1984 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| British |
| Place of birth | Fiume [now Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia, Europe] |
| Date of birth | 18/05/1906 |
| Date of death | 15/06/1984 |
| Occupation | Pharmacologist |
| Research field | Histamines |
| Anaphylaxis |
| Activity | Education:
German Gymnasium in Munich; Munich Medical School
Career:
Medizinalpraktikant, Schwabinger Krankenhaus in Munich; Pharmakologisches Institut in Munich under Walther Straub; Henry Dale's laboratory at the National Institute for Medical Research, Hampstead (1932); Physiology Department, University of Edinburgh (1933) Assistant, Pharmacology Department, Universty of Edinburgh (1936); University College London, (1937-1973) interned by the British government as a foreign alien (Italian citizen) living in the UK during World War II, Isle of Man from 1939-1940; release secured by appeals from the scientific community including the Royal Society; British citizenship 1948; Consultant to Smith, Kline and French Ltd and Sandoz Ltd.Honours:
Honorary fellow of University College London
Memberships:
Physiological Society; Pharmacological Society; Biometric Society; Immunological Society; Society for Experimental Biology
Medals/Awards:
Schmiedeberg Plakette of the German Pharmacological Society; Wellcome Gold Medal of the British Pharmacological Society |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 17/03/1966 |
| Age at election | 59 |
| Relationships | Worked with Henry Dale FRS and John Gaddum FRS; married Mireille Madeline (1937) |
| Source | Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1994 vol 39 pp 381-415, plate, by Sir James Black |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/38157696 |
| Code | NA284 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| GLB/19/1/10 | Heinz Schild to Brown | 28 January 1960 |
| MS/835 | Heinz Schild correspondence | 1932-1969 |
| IM/GA/WRS/9501 | Schild, Heinz Otto | nd |
| EC/1966/26 | Schild, Heinz Otto: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| HD/25/21 | Presentation album for Henry Dale on his retirement from the National Institute for Medical Research | 30 September 1942 |