John Olney, Date of Birth, Date of Death

John Olney

American medical doctor and neuropathologist

Date of Birth: 23-Oct-1931

Date of Death: 14-Apr-2015

Profession: psychiatrist, neurologist, university teacher, neuroscientist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

John Olney (1932 – April 14, 2015) was a medical doctor and a professor of psychiatry, pathology, and immunology at the Washington University School of Medicine.
He is known for his work on brain damage.
He coined the term excitotoxicity in his 1969 paper published in Science.
Olney's lesions are named after him.
In 1996 he was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the United States National Academy of Sciences.
He had campaigned for greater regulation of monosodium glutamate (MSG), aspartame and other excitotoxins for over twenty years.
He died at his residence on April 14, 2015 at the age of 83.