Alfred Newton Richards

Alfred Newton Richards
Alfred Newton Richards in 1954
Born(1876-03-22)March 22, 1876
DiedMarch 24, 1966(1966-03-24) (aged 90)
Alma materYale University
Known forRenal micropuncture to study kidney function
AwardsAbraham Flexner Award of the Association of American Medical Colleges, Gerhard Medal of the Pathological Society of Philadelphia, Kober Medal of the Association of American Physicians, Gold Medal of the New York Academy of Medicine, Lasker Award
Scientific career
FieldsPharmacology
InstitutionsUniversity of Pennsylvania

Alfred Newton Richards (March 22, 1876 March 24, 1966) was an American pharmacologist. Richards, along with Wearn, is credited with the method of renal micropuncture to study the functioning of kidneys in 1924.