David H. Hubel Scientist

David Hunter Hubel (February 27, 1926 – September 22, 2013) was a Canadian neurophysiologist noted for his studies of the structure and function of the visual cortex. He was co-recipient with Torsten Wiesel of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (shared with Roger W. Sperry), for their discoveries concerning information processing in the visual system. For much of his career, Hubel was the John Franklin Enders University Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School. In 1978, Hubel and Wiesel were awarded the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 27, 1926
Birth nameDavid Hunter Hubel
Birth place
Windsor Ontario , Canada
Nationality
Canada
United States
Date of deathSeptember 22, 2013
Place of death
Lincoln Massachusetts , Massachusetts , United States
Education
McGill University
Known for
Visual system

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