Oral history interview with Arthus S. Gilson, 1980. 1980

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Oral history interview with Arthus S. Gilson, 1980. 1980

Gilson discusses the research and activities of the Department of Physiology at the Washington University School of Medicine in the 1920s and 1930s and several of his colleagues, such as Joseph Erlanger, Herbert Gasser, and George Bishop. He also talks of the axonologists, a discussion group first formed in 1930 at an American Physiological Society meeting.

Transcript : 29 leaves.Sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 39 min.) : analog.Sound recording : 1 sound tape reel (ca. 39 min.) : analog.

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Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). School of Medicine

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Bishop, George H. (George Holman), 1889-

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George H. Bishop (1889-1973) received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1919 and joined the faculty of Washington University School of Medicine in 1921. His appointments included research associate and associate professor in the Department of Physiology (1921-1930), professor of applied physiology in the Department of Ophthalmology (1930-1932), professor of biophysics in the Neurophysiology Laboratory (1932-1947) and professor of neurophysiology in the Department of Neuropsychiatry (...

Gasser, Herbert S. (Herbert Spencer), 1888-1963

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Physiologist (1888-1963). Professor of Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, 1921-1931. Professor of Physiology and head of the Medical Department, Cornell University, 1931-1935. Director of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, 1935-1953. Gasser and Joseph Erlanger were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1944. From the description of Herbert S. Gasser papers, 1914-1964. 1914-1964. (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id:...

Brodman, Estelle, 1914-2007

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Librarian and Professor of Medical History at Washington University in St. Louis MO. From the guide to the Estelle Brodman Papers, ca.1950-1987., (Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) Medical librarian, born 1914. Assistant librarian for reference service at the National Library of Medicine, 1949-1961. Library director and professor of Medical History, Washington University School of Medicine, 1961-1981. Editor of the Bulletin of the Medi...

Gilson, Arthur S., 1896-1991,

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Physiologist (1896-1991). Instructor of Physiology, Tulane School of Medicine, 1922-1924. Professor of Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 1925-1965. From the description of Oral history interview with Arthus S. Gilson, 1980. 1980 (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id: 62384976 ...

Erlanger, Joseph, 1874-1965

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Physiologist. Professor of Physiology at Washington University, School of Medicine, 1910-1946. Nobel Prize Winner in Medicine and Physiology with Herbert S Gasser in 1944. See also Robert G. Frank, Jr., Journal of the History of Biology 12 (1979):193-201. From the description of Joseph Erlanger papers, 1890-1964. 1890-1964. (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id: 10603002 Joseph Erlanger (1874-1965) received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University ...