Hans Horst Meyer Photographs and Memorabilia, 1800s-1937, 2004 and undated

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Hans Horst Meyer Photographs and Memorabilia, 1800s-1937, 2004 and undated

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German pharmacologist (1853-1939) and professor at the Vienna Medical School, 1904-1924. The Hans Horst Meyer Photographs and Memorabilia collection contains diplomas, honors, medals, and awards received by Meyer between 1901 and 1937; a series of photographs of Meyer, his family members, and Harvey Cushing; and an autograph book with signatures and correspondence of notable individuals. The certificates and medals come from a variety of international scientific organizations, such as the New York Academy of Medicine, the Royal Society of Physicians in Budapest, and the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences. Meyer also received the German Order of the Red Eagle and honorary citizenship of the city of Vienna. Also included are some correspondence and printed material relating to the honors received by Meyer, as well as a reprint of Meyer's chapter in the . The bulk of the materials were acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University. Handbuch der experimentellen Pharmakologie

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Meyer, Hans Horst, 1853-1939

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Professor at the Vienna Medical School, 1904-1924. From the description of Autograph Book 1800s and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39920513 Hans Horst Meyer holds a prominent place at the historical intersection of pharmacology and anesthesia. His greatest achievement was in the formulation of the lipoid theory of narcosis which still stands today largely unchallenged. Published in 1899, Meyer's classic paper proposed that the ability of a s...