Herčík, Ferdinand, 1905-1966

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Czech biophysicist and radiologist. Completed medical studies 1932; Maryk University: post-doctorate work in the field in General Physiology in the Natural Sciences Department, 1932, and then in the field of Medical Biophysics in the Department of Medicine, 1935. Associate Professor, 1937; Professor in the Faculty of the Department of Medicine, 1946. In 1953, he was named the Director of the Laboratory of Biophysics of Czechoslovakia, which then became the Institute for Biophysics. He work there until his sudden death on January 20, 1966. As an expert on the highest level, he was active in several important internal organizations: United Nations Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation, International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, UNESCO, World Health Organization in Genva, among others.

From the description of Papers, 1925-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79284540

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creatorOf Herčík, Ferdinand, 1905-1966. Papers, 1925-1965. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
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Birth 1905-05-07

Death 1966

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