António Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz
Nobel Prize laureate in Medicine 1949
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António Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz, born on November 29, 1874, in Avanca, Portugal, was a renowned neurologist and psychiatrist. He is best known for his work on leucotomy, a surgical procedure he developed to treat certain psychoses. In 1949, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discovery of the therapeutic value of this technique. Moniz passed away on December 13, 1955, leaving a controversial legacy in the field of psychiatry.
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- Who is António Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz?
- António Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz, born on November 29, 1874, in Avanca, Portugal, was a renowned neurologist and psychiatrist. He is best known for his work on leucotomy, a surgical procedure he developed to treat certain psychoses. In 1949, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discovery of the therapeutic value of this technique. Moniz passed away on December 13, 1955, leaving a controversial legacy in the field of psychiatry.
- In what year did António Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz win the Nobel Prize?
- 1949 — Medicine