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Name
  
William Tillett


Died
  
1974

Awards
  
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research

William Smith Tillett (July 10, 1892 in Charlotte, North Carolina – April 4, 1974) was an American internist and microbiologist. He is best known for the discovery of C-reactive protein and the streptokinase.

Awards

  • 1942 Honorary degree from the University of North Carolina
  • 1949 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, together with André Cournand and L. Royal Christensen
  • 1951 Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1951 Honorary Doctorate from the University of Chicago
  • 1952 Borden Award
  • 1959 Honorary Doctorate of Northwestern University
  • References

    William S. Tillett Wikipedia