hodgkin

(noun) English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease (1798-1866). Synonyms: Hodgkin, Thomas Hodgkin.

(noun) English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994). Synonyms: Hodgkin, Dorothy Hodgkin, Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin.

(noun) English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (1914-1998). Synonyms: Hodgkin, Alan Hodgkin, Sir Alan Hodgkin, Alan Lloyd Hodgkin.