Read, B. E. (Bernard Emms), 1887-1949

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Birth 1887
Death 1949

Biographical notes:

Bernard E. Read was a pharmacologist who taught at Peking Medical College from 1909 to 1932 and later was Head of Physiological Services and Director of the Henry Lester Institute of Medical Research in Shanghai. Read was an expert on Chinese drugs and wrote widely.

From the description of Bernard and Katherine Read papers, 1902-1964 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702163596

1887 May 17 Born in Brighton, England 1895 1903 York Place Secondary School 1903 1909 Pharmaceutical Training 1903 1907 Business training, Hove, Sussex, London 1908 1909 College of Pharmacy, M.P.S., Ph.C. 1909 1915 Lecturer in Chemistry and Pharmacy, Peking Union Medical College 1916 1917 Johns Hopkins Medical School, Biochemistry, with summer classes at Chicago University and Harvard 1917 1918 Yale University, Nutrition, M.S. 1918 Married Katherine Luella Henderson 1918 1925 Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Peking 1923 1924 Yale University, Pharmacology, Ph.D 1924 University of Chicago, Pathology 1925 1932 Professor of Pharmacology, Peking 1932 1936 Head of Physiological Sciences, Henry Lester Institute of Medical Research, Shanghai 1936 King Gold Medal, Peking Natural History Society 1941 1945 Interned by Japanese during WW II 1946 Director of Henry Lester Institute 1946 1949 Chairman, Chinese Mission to Lepers 1947 Chairman, Canadian Aid to China and Nursing Aid Committee, China 1932 1949 Member of Union Community Church, Shanghai 1949 Jun 13 Died in Shanghai

From the guide to the Bernard and Katherine Read Papers, 1902-1964, (Yale University Divinity School Library)

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