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William C. Campbell

1930 - Today

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William Cecil Campbell (born 28 June 1930) is an Irish biologist and parasitologist with United States citizenship, known for his work in discovering a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworms, for which he was jointly awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He helped to discover a class of drugs called avermectins, whose derivatives have been shown to have "extraordinary efficacy" in treating River blindness and Lymphatic filariasis, among other parasitic diseases affecting animals and humans. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William C. Campbell has received more than 27,949 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). William C. Campbell is the 287th most popular chemist (down from 155th in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 46th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Irish Chemist.

William C. Campbell is most famous for being the co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015. He was awarded the prize for his work on discovering a new drug, called ivermectin, which kills parasitic worms and has been used to treat people with river blindness.

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  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.17

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  • 4.62

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, William C. Campbell ranks 287 out of 509. Before him are Richard J. Roberts, S. P. L. Sørensen, Ryōji Noyori, Hartmut Michel, Georg Brandt, and Andreas Libavius. After him are Max Joseph von Pettenkofer, Rasmus Bartholin, Théophile-Jules Pelouze, Rudolph A. Marcus, Leopold Gmelin, and Martin Lowry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, William C. Campbell ranks 116. Before him are Vilma Espín, Mauro Ramos, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Philippe Leroy, Viktor Tikhonov, and Walter Bonatti. After him are Sergiu Nicolaescu, John Frankenheimer, Rahmon Nabiyev, John Young, Tanya Savicheva, and Kinji Fukasaku.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, William C. Campbell ranks 63 out of 501. Before him are Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850), Colin Farrell (1976), Christy Brown (1932), Malcolm II of Scotland (954), James Ussher (1581), and George Francis FitzGerald (1851). After him are Brigid of Kildare (451), Brian Cowen (1960), Sheridan Le Fanu (1814), Brian Boru (941), Sinéad O'Connor (1966), and Mary Robinson (1944).

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Among CHEMISTS In Ireland

Among chemists born in Ireland, William C. Campbell ranks 2. Before him are Robert Boyle (1627). After him are J. D. Bernal (1901), Kathleen Lonsdale (1903), and Peter Woulfe (1727).

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