| Dale, Sir Thomas Died 1619. English-born naval commander and colonial administrator noted for his strict rule of Virginia from 1611 to 1616. |
Dale (dāl), Sir Henry Hallett. 1875-1968.
British physiologist. He shared a 1936 Nobel Prize for work on the chemical transmission of nerve impulses, particularly for the isolation and study of acetylcholine (1914).
| Dale (dāl) Pronunciation Key
British physiologist who discovered acetylcholine and, with Otto Loewi, investigated the chemical transmission of nerve impulses. For this work they shared the 1936 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine. |