Charles Scott Sherrington

Summary

Charles Scott Sherrington is a human^[1]. Born in Islington^[2], he… he was born on November 27, 1857^[3]. He died in Eastbourne^[4]. He died on March 4, 1952^[5]. He worked as a physician^[6], neurologist^[7], university teacher^[8], pathologist^[9], and physiologist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month, #7,232 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Charles Scott Sherrington's place of birth was Islington^[2].
• Born in London^[12], Charles Scott Sherrington…
• Charles Scott Sherrington died in Eastbourne^[4].
• Charles Scott Sherrington was born on November 27, 1857^[3].
• Charles Scott Sherrington died on March 4, 1952^[5].
• Burial took place at Ipswich^[13].
• Charles Scott Sherrington held citizenship in United Kingdom^[14].
• Charles Scott Sherrington held citizenship in United States^[15].
• Charles Scott Sherrington's professions included physician^[6].
• Charles Scott Sherrington's professions included neurologist^[7].
• Charles Scott Sherrington worked as a university teacher^[8].
• Charles Scott Sherrington worked as a pathologist^[9].
• Charles Scott Sherrington's professions included physiologist^[10].
• Charles Scott Sherrington worked as an association football player^[16].
• Charles Scott Sherrington's field of work was neurobiology^[17].
• Charles Scott Sherrington's field of work was physiology^[18].
• Charles Scott Sherrington's field of work was histology^[19].
• Charles Scott Sherrington's field of work was bacteriology^[20].
• Charles Scott Sherrington's field of work was pathology^[21].
• Charles Scott Sherrington held the position of President of the Royal Society^[22].
• Among Charles Scott Sherrington's employers was Magdalen College^[23].
• Charles Scott Sherrington was employed by University of Liverpool^[24].
• Charles Scott Sherrington was employed by King's College London^[25].
• Charles Scott Sherrington was educated at Fitzwilliam College^[26].
• Charles Scott Sherrington's education included a stint at Gonville and Caius College^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Islington^[2], an area of London^[28], in United Kingdom^[29] and London^[12], a metropolis^[30], in Roman Empire^[31], founded in 0047^[32]. Charles Scott Sherrington was born on November 27, 1857^[3].

Education

Educated at Fitzwilliam College^[26], a college of the University of Cambridge^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1869^[35]; Gonville and Caius College^[27], a college of the University of Cambridge^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1348^[38]; Ipswich School^[39], an independent school^[40], in United Kingdom^[41], founded in 1201^[42]; University of Oxford^[43], a collegiate university^[44], in United Kingdom^[45], founded in 1096^[46], headquartered in Oxford^[47]; and St Thomas's Hospital Medical School^[48], a medical school^[49], in United Kingdom^[50]. Doctoral advisors include Michael Foster^[51] and John Newport Langley^[52].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physician^[6], neurologist^[7], university teacher^[8], pathologist^[9], physiologist^[10], and association football player^[16]. Fields of work include neurobiology^[17], an academic discipline^[53]; physiology^[18], a branch of biology^[54]; histology^[19], a science^[55]; bacteriology^[20], a branch of biology^[56]; and pathology^[21], a medical specialty^[57]. Employers include Magdalen College^[23], a college of the University of Oxford^[58], in United Kingdom^[59], founded in 1458^[60]; University of Liverpool^[24], a public university^[61], in United Kingdom^[62], founded in 1903^[63], headquartered in Liverpool^[64]; and King's College London^[25], a public research university^[65], in United Kingdom^[66], founded in 1829^[67], headquartered in London^[68]. Charles Scott Sherrington held the position of President of the Royal Society^[22]. Doctoral students include John Farquhar Fulton^[69], Wilder Penfield^[70], and John Eccles^[71].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire^[72], a grade of an order^[73], in United Kingdom^[74]; Order of Merit^[75], an order^[76], in United Kingdom^[77], founded in 1902^[78]; Croonian Medal and Lecture^[79], a lecture series^[80], in United Kingdom^[81], founded in 1738^[82]; Baly Medal^[83]; Silliman Memorial Lectures^[84]; and Royal Medal^[85].

Death and Burial

Charles Scott Sherrington died on March 4, 1952^[5]. He died in Eastbourne^[4]. Burial took place at Ipswich^[13].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Charles Scott Sherrington include Sherrington^[86].

Why It Matters

Charles Scott Sherrington ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month, #7,232 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[87] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[88]

He has been cited as an influence by Howard Florey^[89], a politician^[90], 1898–1968^[91], of Australia^[92], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine^[93]; Karl H. Pribram^[94], a physician^[95], 1919–2015^[96], of United States^[97], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[98], specialised in neuroscience^[99]; John Eccles^[100], a philosopher^[101], 1903–1997^[102], of Australia^[103], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[104], specialised in neurophysiology^[105]; and Max Bennett^[106], a neuroscientist^[107], b. 1939^[108], of Australia^[109], awarded the Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture^[110], specialised in neuroscience^[111].

He is credited with the discovery of synapse^[112], a cellular component^[113] and nociceptor^[114]. Entities named for him include Sherrington^[86].

His notable doctoral advisees include Wilder Penfield^[115], a surgeon^[116], 1891–1976^[117], of Canada^[118], awarded the Rhodes Scholarship^[119], specialised in neurosurgery^[120]; John Eccles^[121]; John Farquhar Fulton^[122]; and Frédéric Bremer^[123].

FAQs

Where was Charles Scott Sherrington born?

Charles Scott Sherrington was born in Islington^[2].

Where did Charles Scott Sherrington die?

Charles Scott Sherrington passed away in Eastbourne^[4].

What did Charles Scott Sherrington do for work?

Charles Scott Sherrington worked as physician^[6], neurologist^[7], university teacher^[8], pathologist^[9], and physiologist^[10].

Where did Charles Scott Sherrington go to school?

Charles Scott Sherrington was educated at Fitzwilliam College^[26], Gonville and Caius College^[27], Ipswich School^[39], and University of Oxford^[43].

What awards did Charles Scott Sherrington receive?

Honors received include Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire^[72], Order of Merit^[75], Croonian Medal and Lecture^[79], and Baly Medal^[83].

Who did Charles Scott Sherrington influence?

Charles Scott Sherrington has been cited as an influence by Howard Florey^[89], Karl H. Pribram^[94], John Eccles^[100], and Max Bennett^[106].

What did Charles Scott Sherrington discover?

Charles Scott Sherrington is credited as discoverer of synapse^[112] and nociceptor^[114].