Archibald Hill

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Name
Archibald Hill
Born(1886-09-26)26 September 1886
Died3 June 1977(1977-06-03) (aged 90)
Alma materCambridge University
Known forPhysiology
AwardsNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1922)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysiology, Biophysics
InstitutionsLondon University, London, United Kingdom

Archibald Vivian Hill (26 September 1886 – 3 June 1977) was an English physiologist.[1] He won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for finding out how muscles make heat.[2]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Biography of Archibald Hill". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  2. "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1922". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2007-07-28.