Sakel

[ zah-kuhl ]

noun

1. Manfred (Joshua), 1906–57, U.S. psychiatrist, born in Austria.

Example Sentences

"We would hear what you can tell touching a rumour brought to us by one Master Launcelot Sakel, whom you saw at Christina Fort," said the Proprietary.

From Project Gutenberg

Dr. Manfred Joshua Sakel, 57, Austrian-born U.S. psychiatrist, originator of insulin shock treatment for schizophrenia; of a heart attack; in Manhattan.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1927, while treating a famed European actress who was a diabetic and drug addict, Dr. Sakel accidentally administered an overdose of insulin, was amazed to see her craving for morphine subside.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week in Manhattan, 70 of the world's leading experts on brain processes met at a New York Academy of Medicine symposium sponsored jointly by the Manfred Sakel Institute* and the Foundation for Research on the Nervous System.

From Time Magazine Archive

Several years ago Dr. Manfred Sakel, 36, a University of Vienna psychiatrist, cured morphine addicts by dosing them with insulin.

From Time Magazine Archive