title: A personal and scientific biography of Dr. George C. Cotzias.
abstract: George Cotzias was a person of towering dimensions, with a great brain, a great sense of humor, a great loyalty and a great pride. A giant of 6'2", he made an immediate impact on all who met him, for his physical and intellectual force were wedded to courage, vision, and an extraordinary capacity to share and to motivate others. He was at one and the same time vigorous and opinionated , gentle, kind and sensitive. Courage and challenge were part of Cotzias ' makeup. He shared dreams, ambitions and built towers in the sky with his friends and colleagues. The vitality and love, the enthusiasm and praise, the roar of indignation and the boom of laughter: he was a Zorba of science, with warm friends all around the earth, doctors and scientists, barbers and taxi drivers, poets and musicians, children and all the women in the world.
mesh_terms: D001923:Brain Chemistry; D004295:Dihydroxyphenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020149:Manganese Poisoning; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000266:history; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements; D007980:Levodopa; D004295:Dihydroxyphenylalanine; D004298:Dopamine