Notable Births on November 22
Georg von Oettingen (1824)
Baltic German physician and ophthalmologist Georg von Oettingen was born on this day. He gained recognition for being the first to provide a comprehensive explanation of amyloid degeneration affecting the conjunctiva of the eye, which includes the epithelial cells lining the inner eyelid.
Andrew Huxley (1917)
English physiologist and biophysicist Andrew Huxley was born on November 22, 1917. He is renowned for sharing the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his collaborative discovery of the mechanisms behind action potentials, which are crucial for the propagation of nerve impulses in the nervous system.
Richard Carmona (1949)
American physician, nurse, police officer, and public health administrator Richard Carmona was born on this date in 1949. He is particularly recognized for his influential publication on the adverse health effects of secondhand smoke, which played a significant role in advocating for indoor smoking bans.