Antonio Caetano De Abreu Freire Egas Moniz (1874-1955)

Awarded the Prize “for his discovery of the therapeutic value of leucotomy in certain psychoses.”

Portuguese neurologist and statesman. Egas Moniz was born in Avanca, Portugal on November 29, 1874. He was educated at Coimbra University, the University of Bordeaux and the University of Paris. He became Professor at Coimbra in 1902. In 1911 he transferred to the University of Lisbon. He worked as a physician in the Hospital of Santa Maria, Lisbon. He entered politics in 1903 and served as a Deputy in the Portuguese Parliament, Portuguese Ambassador to Spain and Minister for Foreign Affairs. Egas Moniz died on December 13, 1955 at Lisbon.