Magoun, Horace Winchell, 1907-1991
Variant namesMagoun was born on June 23, 1907 in Philadelphia, PA; BS, RI State College, 1929; MS, Syracuse Univ., 1931; Ph. D, Northwestern Univ. Medical School, 1934, D. Sc, Northwestern Univ., 1959; D. Sc., Univ. of Rhode Island, 1960; H.H.D., Wayne State Univ., 1965; instructor Institute of Neurology (1934-37), asst. professor (1937-40), assoc. professor (1940-43), and professor of microanatomy (1943-50), Northwestern University; Rockefeller Fellow, Johns Hopkins Medical School, 1939-40; professor and chairman of the dept. of anatomy (1950-55), then professor and dean of the graduate division of the UCLA School of Medicine beginning in 1962; winner of the Passano award of the American Medical Association, 1963; member of the American Academy of Neurology; published works include The waking brain (1958) and The historical development of physiological thought (1959).
From the description of Papers, 1963-1972. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 39813076
Biography
Magoun was born on June 23, 1907 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; BS, Rhode Island State College, 1929; MS, Syracuse University, 1931; Ph.D, Northwestern University Medical School, 1934, D.Sc, Northwestern University, 1959; D.Sc., University of Rhode Island, 1960; H.H.D., Wayne State University, 1965; instructor Institute of Neurology (1934-37), assistant professor (1937-40), associate professor (1940-43), and professor of microanatomy (1943-50), Northwestern University; Rockefeller Fellow, Johns Hopkins Medical School, 1939-40; professor and chairman of the department of anatomy (1950-55), then professor and dean of the graduate division of the UCLA School of Medicine beginning in 1962; winner of the Passano award of the American Medical Association, 1963; member of the American Academy of Neurology; published works include The waking brain (1958) and The historical development of physiological thought (1959).
From the guide to the Horace Winchell Magoun Papers, 1963-1972, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Dept. of Special Collections.)
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Birth 1907-06-23
Death 1991-03-06
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