John Newport Langley
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John Newport Langley | |
Born | November 2, 1852 Newbury, UK |
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Died | November 5, 1925 (aged 73) Cambridge, UK |
Residence | UK |
Nationality | British |
Fields | Physiologist |
Institutions | University of Cambridge |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Doctoral advisor | Michael Foster |
Doctoral students | Walter Morley Fletcher |
Known for | Autonomic nervous system, Secretion |
Notable awards | Royal Medal |
John Newport Langley (2 November 1852 - 5 November 1925) was a British physiologist. He spent his entire career at Cambridge University. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1883 and later its vice-president.