George H. Hitchings

George Hitchings
George Hitchings
	George H. Hitchings in 1988
Born	George Herbert Hitchings; April 18, 1905; Hoquiam, Washington, U.S.
Died	February 27, 1998 (aged 92); Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Washington; Harvard University
Known for	chemotherapy
Awards	Gairdner Foundation International Award (1968); Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1972); ForMemRS (1974); Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1988);
	Scientific career
Institutions	Case Western Reserve University; Duke University;

George Herbert Hitchings (April 18, 1905 – February 27, 1998) was an American medical doctor who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Sir James Black and Gertrude Elion "for their discoveries of important principles for drug treatment", Hitchings specifically for his work on chemotherapy.

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