Physician. M.D., University of Chicago and Rush Medical College. Professor, University of Chicago, 1912-1947.
From the description of Papers, 1923-1954. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52246920
Arno Benedict Luckhardt (1885-1957) was a physiologist trained at the University of Chicago and at Rush Medical College (1909-1912). While a professor at the University of Chicago (1912-1947), Luckhardt's research interests included gastric and pancreatic secretion, the function a parathyroid glands, and the use of ethylene as a surgical anesthetic. Luckhardt was also an historian of early American medical history who was particularly interested in the discoveries of Dr. William Beaumont. Luckhardt was instrumental in arranging the gift of the William Beaumont Collection to the University of Chicago Library.
From the guide to the Luckhardt, Arno B. Papers, 1918-1954, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)
