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Coppen (other)
Coppen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alec Coppen (1923–2019), British psychiatrist * Charles Coppen, a sports editor for the ''Providence Journal'' * Shirley Coppen (born 1946), Canadian politician See also * Coppens (other) Coppens is a Dutch patronymic surname primarily found in East Flanders. [Baidu] |
Alec Coppen
Alec James Coppen (29 January 1923 – 15 March 2019) was a British psychiatrist. He was given The Pioneers in Psychopharmacology Award in year 2000 by the Collegium Internationale Neuro Psychopharmacologicum. Coppen was born in London, England in January 1923. He received numerous awards, both in the UK and abroad. After army service in World War II, he studied medicine at Bristol University and at the Institute of Psychiatry in London. Later he was appointed to the Medical Research Council's Neuropsychiatric Research Unit in Epsom, Surrey, England. He is perhaps best known for the introduction of Serotonin theory of depression. He followed this by pursuing investigations into free and total tryptophan, post-mortem brain studies of depressed suicides and studies into the platelet transport of serotonin. It is fair to state the introduction of SSRI antidepressants is due to these studies. He was very impressed by the early work of Mogens Schou in the use of lithium in the mainte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Coppen
Charles B. Coppen was an American journalist who was the sports editor for the ''Providence Journal''. He was also a baseball executive and a part owner of the Providence Steam Roller of the National Football League. He not only shared ownership of the team with Peter Laudati and James Dooley, but was also a co-founder of the team with Pearce Johnson, the team's general manager. In addition to his duties to the Steam Roller, he also had a budding law practice. His career with the ''Providence Journal'' ended with his involvement with the Steam Roller and in managing boxers. Coppen was also the manager of Providence's stadium, the Cyclodome. It was also Coppen who named the Steam Roller. During halftime against a game between the Steam Roller and the Providence Pros, Coppen who was getting a hot dog, heard a remark that the opposing team was "getting steam-rolled". Coppen loved the remark so much named his team the Steam Roller. Colonial League In 1914, Coppen was elected presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Coppen
Shirley Coppen (born ) is former politician in Ontario, Canada. She served as a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995 who represented the riding of Niagara South. She served as a cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae. Background Coppen was educated at Niagara College, in the Labour Studies program. She was a registered nursing assistant at Welland County General Hospital for eighteen years, and served as president of the Welland and District Labour Council from 1986 to 1990. She also served as an executive on the Ontario Federation of Labour. Politics She was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1990 provincial election, defeating Liberal candidate John Lopinski by almost 4,000 votes in the riding of Niagara South. The NDP won a majority government and Coppen was named as a minister without portfolio and Chief Government Whip on October 1, 1990. Her responsibilities as whip included ensuring that members were pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coppens (other)
Coppens is a Dutch patronymic surname primarily found in East Flanders. It may refer to: * (born 1994), Nicaraguan student activist * An Coppens (born 1971), Belgian gamification expert * Astrid Coppens (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |