biography
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Richards, A(lfred) N(ewton)
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1876–1966)
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| biography:
| Pharmacologist, born in Stamford, New York, USA. He taught at Columbia (1904–8) and Northwestern (1908–10) Universities before settling at the University of Pennsylvania (1910–46). In World War 2 he chaired the Committee on Medical Research, which made penicillin available for widespread use. |
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