Alexander Hill (neurologist)
Alexander Hill | |
|---|---|
Alexander Hill c. 1891 | |
| Principal of Southampton University College | |
| In office January 1913 – 1920 | |
| Preceded by | Spencer Richardson |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Tudor Loveday |
| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge | |
| In office 1897 – 1899 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Smith |
| Succeeded by | William Chawner |
| Master of Downing College, Cambridge | |
| In office 1888 – 1907 | |
| Preceded by | William Lloyd Birkbeck |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Howard Marsh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1856 Loughton, Essex, England |
| Died | 28 February 1929 (aged 72–73) Southampton, England |
| Spouse |
Emma Woodward (m. 1878) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Medical doctor, professor |
Alexander Hill (1856 – 28 February 1929) was a medical doctor and professor who was Master of Downing College, Cambridge from 1888 to 1907 and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1897 to 1899. He was Principal of Southampton University College from 1913 to 1920.
A brain specialist, he was the first person to use the term 'neuron' in English to describe the nerve cell and its processes, in his 1891 translation of a German paper summarizing the lectures of Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz.