Hermann Rahn papers, 1855, 1928-1990 bulk [1961-1989]

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Hermann Rahn papers, 1855, 1928-1990 bulk [1961-1989]

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Papers document Hermann Rahn's distinguished career in physiology, as a teacher, lecturer, and researcher. Includes Rahn's bibliography and curriculum vita, field observation notebook with color illustrations from Rahn's undergraduate years at Cornell University, teaching files, correspondence with many national and international scientists (many files include manuscripts and curriculum vita), research files, subject files, manuscripts and reprints, phonograph of Respiration-Suite composed by Jurriaan Audriessen for Wallace Fenn, premiered at the XXII International Congress of the International Union of Physiological Sciences, and extensive files on professional organizations and affiliated symposia. Photographs of scientists are scattered throughout, but most are filed with correspondence. Occasional doodles, wine labels, stamps, and postcards from exotic locations appear throughout the papers. Several notes within the records and folders indicate that Rahn maintained a storage area with files and films.

18 boxes (22.5 linear feet)

SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo

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SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo

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Fenn, Wallace O.

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Fenn was a member of the Dept. of Physiology of the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry (N.Y.) from 1924 to 1971, and chairman from 1924 to 1959. He was known for his pioneer work in muscle metabolism, electrolyte physiology, the physiology of respiration, and space & undersea medicine. From the description of Papers, 1915-1971. (University of Rochester Medical Center). WorldCat record id: 18940313 ...

Rahn, Hermann, 1912-1990

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Hermann Rahn was born in East Lansing, Michigan in 1912, though he spent most of his primary years in Kiel, Germany. His father Otto, a professor of bacteriology, fostered in Rahn a scientific interest in the world around him and Rahn become a keen naturalist. In 1929, Rahn graduated from high school in Ithaca, New York. He earned his bachelor's degree in zoology from Cornell University in 1933 and a PhD from the University of Rochester in 1938. After a fellowship at Harvard Univers...

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