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Sir James Black (14 June 1924 - 22 March 2010)
Tuesday 23 March 2010
Sir James Black, the Nobel laureate and an alumnus of the University of St Andrews, has died at the age of 85 after a long illness.
Sir James is credited with the invention of beta-blockers, a milestone in pharmacology which has saved and transformed the lives of millions.
The University has recently established the Sir James Black Chair of Medicine in his honour and expects to make the first appointment to this prestigious post later this year.