George H. Hitchings
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George H. Hitchings in 1988 | |
| Born | George Herbert Hitchings April 18, 1905 Hoquiam, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | February 27, 1998 (aged 92) |
| Alma mater | University of Washington Harvard University |
| Known for | chemotherapy |
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George Herbert Hitchings (April 18, 1905 – February 27, 1998) was an American medical doctor who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Sir James Black and Gertrude Elion "for their discoveries of important principles for drug treatment", Hitchings specifically for his work on chemotherapy.