Endocrinologists

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Mariya Putina
(Russian Pediatric Endocrinologist and Eldest Daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin)
Mariya Putina
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Birthdate: April 28, 1985
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Maria Vorontsova, the eldest daughter of Russian president Vladimir Putin, is a pediatric endocrinologist and Putin's advisor in genetic engineering. She has also co-written a book on idiopathic stunting in kids. She is currently a PhD candidate at Moscow’s Endocrinology Research Centre and is married to Dutch entrepreneur Jorrit Faassen.
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Hans Selye
(Hungarian-Canadian Endocrinologist Known for His Studies of the Effects of Stress on the Human Body)
Hans Selye
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Birthdate: January 26, 1907
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: October 16, 1982
Born to a doctor father, Hungarian-Canadian endocrinologist Hans Selye grew up to be nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 17 times but never won it. He is remembered for his ground-breaking work the medical impact of stress on the human body, also known as stress response.
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Harry Benjamin
(German-American Endocrinologist and Sexologist Known for His Clinical Work With Transgender Community)
Harry Benjamin
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Birthdate: January 12, 1885
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: August 24, 1986

German endocrinologist and sexologist Harry Benjamin initially moved to the U.S. to meet a doctor who claimed to have cured tuberculosis, but got stuck there due to World War I. He is remembered for his extensive work with transgenders and guided a patient to undergo one of the first gender-reassignment operations.

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 4 
Senait Fisseha
(Endocrinologist)
Senait Fisseha
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Birthdate: 1971 AD
Birthplace: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
 5 
Andrew Schally
(American Endocrinologist and Winner of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Medicine)
Andrew Schally
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Birthdate: November 30, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vilnius, Lithuania

Andrew Schally escaped Poland and went to Romania and the UK with his family following the Nazi invasion, eventually settling in Canada. He grew up to be a renowned endocrinologist and won the Nobel Prize for his research on the hypothalamus and how it controls the hormones in the body.

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Gregorio Marañón
(One of the 20th Century's Most Brilliant Spanish Intellectuals)
Gregorio Marañón
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Birthdate: May 19, 1887
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Died: March 27, 1960

Gregorio Marañón was a Spanish scientist, physician, writer, historian, and philosopher. He is widely regarded as one of the 20th century's most brilliant Spanish intellectuals. In order to honor his work and contributions, the Gregorio Marañón Foundation was founded on 11 November 1988.

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Kitty Ponse
(She was a professor at the University of Geneva and received the Swiss Otto Naegeli Prize in 1961)
Kitty Ponse
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Birthdate: September 5, 1897
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sumatra, Indonesia
Died: February 10, 1982

Otto Naegeli Prize-winning Swiss zoologist and endocrinologist Kitty Ponse was born to Dutch parents in the then-Dutch colony, Sumatra, present-day Indonesia. She moved to Switzerland at 8, and grew up to be a pioneering researcher of sex determination and differentiation in amphibians. She also co-founded the journal Acta Endocrinologica.

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Wylie Vale
(Endocrinologist)
Wylie Vale
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Birthdate: July 3, 1941
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Died: January 3, 2012
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George W. Thorn
(Physician)
George W. Thorn
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Birthdate: January 15, 1906
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, United States
Died: June 6, 2004
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Carl Richard Moore
(Endocrinologist)
Carl Richard Moore
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Birthdate: December 5, 1892
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brighton, Missouri, United States
Died: October 16, 1955
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Rebecca Lee Dorsey
(Endocrinologist)
Rebecca Lee Dorsey
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Birthdate: August 30, 1859
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, United States
Died: March 29, 1959