Heinz Lehmann
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For the German chess player, see Heinz Lehmann (chess player). For the German swimmer, see Heinz-Günther Lehmann.
Heinz Edgar Lehmann OC FRSC (July 17, 1911 – April 7, 1999) was a German-born Canadian psychiatrist best known for his use of chlorpromazine for the treatment of schizophrenia in 1950s and "truly the father of modern psychopharmacology."[1]
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Heinz Edgar Lehmann | |
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Born | (1911-07-17)July 17, 1911 |
Died | April 7, 1999(1999-04-07) (aged 87) |
Awards | Lasker Award, Order of Canada |
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Fields | psychiatrist |
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