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Eleanor Maguire

1970 - 2025

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Eleanor Anne Maguire (27 March 1970 – 4 January 2025) was an Irish neuroscientist who was Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London, where she was also a Wellcome Trust principal research fellow, from 2007 until her death in 2025. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Eleanor Maguire is the 1,110th most popular biologist, the 517th most popular biography from Ireland and the 5th most popular Irish Biologist.

Eleanor Maguire was an Irish neuroscientist renowned for her research on the brain's navigation system, particularly her studies on the hippocampus and its role in spatial memory. She is best known for her work involving London taxi drivers, which demonstrated the brain's ability to adapt and reorganize in response to experience.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Eleanor Maguire ranks 1,110 out of 1,097. Before her are Sean B. Carroll, Quarraisha Abdool Karim, David Reich, Karl Deisseroth, Cordelia Fine, and Sunetra Gupta. After her are Rana Dajani, Kim Cobb, Beth Shapiro, Asha de Vos, and Nana Klutse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Eleanor Maguire ranks 1,317. Before her are Ayad Akhtar, Ashwini Kalsekar, Brad Will, Johnny Vegas, Chris Huffins, and Maria Bamford. After her are Matthew Pinsent, Neera Tanden, Isabelle Brasseur, Alexander Armstrong, Sizwe Motaung, and Phil Babb. Among people deceased in 2025, Eleanor Maguire ranks 494. Before her are Peter Christensen, Takahiro Shiraishi, Zubeen Garg, Brett James, Dejan Milovanović, and Tendai Ndoro. After her are Suleiman Obeid, Melissa Hortman, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, Jonathan González, Saber Kazemi, and Charlie Kirk.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Eleanor Maguire ranks 517 out of 549. Before her are Samantha Mumba (1983), Paschal Donohoe (1974), Pádraig Harrington (1971), Mark Kinsella (1972), Art Parkinson (2001), and Stephen Ward (1985). After her are Michael Carruth (1967), Cian O'Connor (1979), Wes Hoolahan (1982), Dara Ó Briain (1972), Glenn Whelan (1984), and Lyra Valkyria (1996).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Ireland

Among biologists born in Ireland, Eleanor Maguire ranks 5. Before her are George Allman (1812), John Ellis (1710), William Henry Harvey (1811), and Edward Donovan (1768).

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