Herbert Spencer Gasser
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| Herbert Spencer Gasser | |
 Herbert Spencer Gasser
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| Born | July 5, 1888 Platteville, Wisconsin |
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| Died | May 11, 1963 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Fields | physiology |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University |
| Known for | action potentials |
| Notable awards |  Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1944 |
Herbert Spencer Gasser (July 5, 1888 – May 11, 1963) was an American physiologist, and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1944 for his work with action potentials in nerve fibers. He was born in Platteville, Wisconsin. He received his M.D. from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD in 1915.
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