Authorised form of name | Black; Sir; James Whyte (1924 - 2010) |
Dates | 1924 - 2010 |
Nationality | British |
Date of birth | 14/06/1924 |
Date of death | 22/03/2010 |
Occupation | Pharmacologist |
Activity | Education: Medical degree from University of St Andrews (1946). Career: Taught at various universities 1946-1956, then joined Imperial Chemical Industries as a senior pharmacologist (1958). Head of biological research at Smith Kline and French Laboratories (1964). Joined Wellcome Reserach Laboratories as Director of Therapeutic Research (1978). Professor of analytical pharmacology at King's College Cambridge (1984) becoming Emeritus (1993). Chancellor of University of Dundee in Scotland (1992-) Discovered the first beta-blocking drug (1962); Professor of Analytical Pharmacology, King's College Hospital, University of London (1984-1993) Medals and prizes: Nobel Prize (Physiology or Medicine) 1988 jointly Honours: Kt 1981; OM 2000 |
Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 18/03/1976 |
Age at election | 51 |
RSActivity | Medals and prizes: Mullard Medal 1978; Royal Medal 2004 Lectures: Philips 1982 |
Source | Anne Purkiss 'Scientists 1985 - 2010; Portraits of Fellows of the Royal Society' 2010 |
Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/84966931 |
Code | NA4310 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
IM/GA/RGRS/7944 | Black, Sir James Whyte | 1977 |
EC/1976/05 | Black, Sir James Whyte: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 1974 |
IM/AKP/0006 | Portrait of Sir James Whyte Black | October 1988 |