Heinz Lehmann

Heinz Edgar Lehmann OC FRSC (July 17, 1911 – April 7, 1999) was a German-born Canadian psychiatrist best known for his use of chlorpromazine for the treatment of schizophrenia in 1950s and "truly the father of modern psychopharmacology."

For the German chess player, see Heinz Lehmann (chess player). For the German swimmer, see Heinz-Günther Lehmann.
Heinz Edgar Lehmann
Born(1911-07-17)July 17, 1911
Berlin, Germany
DiedApril 7, 1999(1999-04-07) (aged 87)
AwardsLasker Award, Order of Canada
Scientific career
Fieldspsychiatrist
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