Muller, H. J. (Hermann Joseph), 1890-1967

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George Washington Corner worked as an anatomist, endocrinologist, and medical historian.

From the guide to the George Washington Corner papers, 1889-1981, 1903-1982, (American Philosophical Society)

H.J. Muller established the field of production of genetic mutations through x-ray irradiation. He received the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology in 1946.

From the description of [Collected reprints of H.J. Muller] 1916-1968. (Houston Academy of Medicine, Texas Medical Center). WorldCat record id: 318819267

Early geneticist who won the Nobel prize in 1946 for his pioneering work in artificially induced mutations in Drosophilia. Muller worked at the Soviet Academy of Sciences from 1933-1937, served on Cold War advisory committees as an expert both on the Soviet Union and on effects of radiation on living organisms, and taught at several universities. He worked at Indiana University from 1945 until his death in 1967.

From the description of Muller reprint collection, ca. 1900-1970. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 51635761

Geneticist and Nobel Prize laureate.

From the description of Papers, 1910-1967. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 47441338

Geneticist.

From the description of Reminiscences of H.J. Muller : oral history, 1964. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122343152

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Death 1967

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