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Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Santiago Ramón y Cajal (Spanish:; 1 May 1852 – 17 October 1934) was a Spanish neuroscientist, pathologist, and histologist specialising in neuroanatomy, and the central nervous system. He and Camillo Golgi received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1906.

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Age at death: 82
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Born: May 1, 1852 · Petilla de Aragón, Spain
Died: October 17, 1934
Nationality: Spanish
Known for: Science, Politics, Art

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