Thomas, Lewis, 1913-1993
Variant namesPhysician, educator.
From the description of Reminiscences of Lewis Thomas : oral history, 1981. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309735919
Dr. Thomas served as professor of pathology (1954-1969) at New York University and dean (1971-1973) of Yale's School of Medicine--among other posts--before becoming president of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in 1973. He is probably best known to the public from his column in THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, "Notes of a Biology Watcher," which appeared from 1971 to 1980, and from the resulting book-length compilations of these essays, THE LIVES OF A CELL (1974) and THE MEDUSA AND THE SNAIL (1979), which earned him several national literary awards and the recognition as one of the best modern scientific essayists writing non-technically about the meaning of biology and, by extension, the meaning of life.
From the description of Lewis Thomas papers, 1941-1992 (bulk 1973-1983). (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 83392388
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| referencedIn | Robert B. Livingston Papers, 1935 - 1990 | University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library. | |
| creatorOf | Goldyne, Joseph R. Archive of the making of Lewis Thomas' QUARTET, 1985-1988. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Al Silverman Papers, 1951-2003 | Fales Library & Special Collections | |
| creatorOf | Thomas, Lewis, 1913-1993. Lewis Thomas papers, 1941-1992 (bulk 1973-1983). | Princeton University Library | |
| creatorOf | Thomas, Lewis, 1913-1993. Reminiscences of Lewis Thomas : oral history, 1981. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Finney, Ross Lee, 1906-1997. Earthrise / Ross Lee Finney. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | Finney, Ross Lee, 1906-1997. Earthrise : for chorus, soloists & orchestra / by Ross Lee Finney. | University of Michigan | |
| referencedIn | Kosmos Club (Columbia, S.C.). Essays and minutes, 1998 Dec. 8 ; [typescript]. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Finney, Ross Lee, 1906-1997. | person |
| associatedWith | Goldyne, Joseph R. | person |
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| correspondedWith | Livingston, Robert Burr, 1918- | person |
| associatedWith | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Silverman, Al | person |
| associatedWith | Tanner, Estelle, | person |
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Birth 1913-11-25
Death 1993-12-03
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