Antonio Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz

Details of the Nobel Prize awarded to Antonio Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz
Full Name of the recipient	Antonio Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz
Award	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Year of Award	1949
Share in Award	50.0%
Award Shared with	Walter Rudolf Hess (50.0%)
Motivation for the Award	for his discovery of the therapeutic value of leucotomy in certain psychoses
Affiliation at the Time of Award	University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal Neurological Institute, Lisbon, Portugal
Place of Birth	Avanca, Portugal PRT
Date of Birth	29 November 1874
Age at the time of Award	74 years
Place of Death	Lisbon, Portugal PRT
Date of Death	13 December 1955

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