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Hitchings

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Hitch·ings (hchngz), George Herbert 1905-1998.
American biochemist. He shared a 1988 Nobel Prize for developing drugs to treat leukemia and gout.
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Mr Wormald said Hitchings had a poor start in life which put her in the care system, where she formed relationships with drug users.
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Mr Hitchings is particularly concerned at the confrontations between purists and the 'external influences' they faced and at the role of individuals in the development of English.
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The Secret Life of Words' by Henry Hitchings traces the origin of the words and their meanings, a feat which has won the author one of the few book awards spanning genres from novels and poetry to non-fiction.
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