Heinz Otto Schild Explained
Heinz Otto Schild (18 May 190615 June 1984), was a pharmacologist now known for the development of the Schild plot.[1] [2] [3]
Life
H.O. Schild was born into a Jewish family in what was Fiume, Austria-Hungary, and is now Rijeka, Croatia. During the rise of fascism he was schooled in Munich (from 1915) then Budapest (from 1917).[1] He studied medicine in Munich and Berlin in the 1920s, with later studies focused on Pharmacology. In 1932s he moved to England to work in Henry Dale's laboratory, working also with John Gaddum.
In 1937 he married Mireille Madeline Haquin.
As an enemy alien (in his case, an Italian citizen) in the UK before the Second World War, he was interned during 1939-1940 on the Isle of Man.[2] However, his release from the camp was eventually secured by appeals from the scientific community; he stayed in Britain and gained British citizenship in 1948.
Work
He is particularly known for:[2]
Honors and awards
- 1966: Fellow of the Royal Society
- 1977: Schmiedeberg Plakette of the German Pharmacological Society[1]
- 1981: Wellcome Gold Medal of the British Pharmacological Society
- 2013: Headquarters of the BPS named the 'Schild Plot' in his honor[4]
- 2014: Inducted in the British Pharmacological Society Hall of Fame[5]
Notes and References
- Black. James. Heinz Otto Schild. 18 May 1906-15 June 1984. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 1 February 1994. 39. 382–415. 10.1098/rsbm.1994.0022. 11639906. 10 October 2017. en. 0080-4606. free.
- Web site: Pharmacology Hall of Fame: Heinz Otto Schild. www.bps.ac.uk. British Pharmacological Society. 10 October 2017.
- MMD, DHJ. Obituary: H O Schild. British Medical Journal. 14 July 1984. 289. 6437. 118–120. 1441919. 10.1136/bmj.289.6437.118.
- Web site: Result of competition to name the Society's HQ: 'The Schild Plot'. British Pharmacological Society. 10 October 2017.
- Web site: Pharmacology Hall of Fame. www.bps.ac.uk. British Pharmacological Society. 10 October 2017.
