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Nationality
  
New Zealand

Name
  
Graham Liggins


Role
  
Scientist

Known for
  
Obstetrics

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Born
  
24 June 1926Thames, New Zealand (
1926-06-24
)

Died
  
August 24, 2010, Auckland, New Zealand

Notable awards
  

Sir Graham "Mont" Collingwood Liggins, CBE, FRS, FRSNZ (24 June 1926 – 24 August 2010) was a New Zealand medical scientist. A specialist in obstetrical research, he is best known for his pioneering use of hormone injections in 1972 to accelerate the lung growth of premature babies. This made it possible for many preterm babies with lung problems to survive.

Liggins was awarded a CBE in 1985 and made a Knight Bachelor in 1991.

The Liggins Institute was named in his honour.

Liggins died on 24 August 2010, aged 84, following a long illness.

References

Graham Liggins Wikipedia


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