Gasser, Herbert S. (Herbert Spencer), 1888-1963

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Birth 1888-07-05
Death 1963-05-11

Biographical notes:

Physiologist (1888-1963). Professor of Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, 1921-1931. Professor of Physiology and head of the Medical Department, Cornell University, 1931-1935. Director of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, 1935-1953. Gasser and Joseph Erlanger were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1944.

From the description of Herbert S. Gasser papers, 1914-1964. 1914-1964. (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id: 61397411

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Subjects:

  • Electrophysiology
  • Medicine
  • Muscle contraction
  • Nobel Prizes
  • Physicians
  • Physiology
  • Physiology
  • Shock

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  • Wisconsin (as recorded)

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