Edgar Douglas, Baron Adrian. 1889–1977, English physiologist, noted particularly for his research into the function of neurons: shared with Sherrington the Nobel prize for physiology and medicine 1932
Adrian in American English1
(ˈeɪdriən)
noun
a masculine name: fem. Adrienne
Word origin
L Adrianus, Hadrianus < Adria, Hadria, name of two Italian cities
Adrian in American English2
(ˈeɪdriən)
1.
Adrian IV(born Nicholas Breakspear) 1100?-59; pope (1154-59): the only Eng. pope
2.
E(dgar) D(ouglas)1st Baron Adrian of Cambridge 1889-1977; Eng. neurophysiologist