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Detlev Bronk

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American biophysicist (1897-1975)

United StatesDoctorsLived 1897 to 1975 · aged 78
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Detlev Wulf Bronk was a prominent American scientist, educator, and administrator. He is credited with establishing biophysics as a recognized discipline. Bronk served as president of Johns Hopkins University from 1949 to 1953 and as president of The Rockefeller University from 1953 to 1968.

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Awards 7

1968National Medal of Science
1967Benjamin Franklin Medal
1964Presidential Medal of Freedom
1964NAS Public Welfare Medal
1961Franklin Medal
1949Croonian Medal and Lecture
1948Foreign Member of the Royal Society

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Detlev Wulf Bronk was a prominent American scientist, educator, and administrator. He is credited with establishing biophysics as a recognized discipline. Bronk served as president of Johns Hopkins University from 1949 to 1953 and as president of The Rockefeller University from 1953 to 1968. Bronk also held the presidency of the National Academy of Sciences between 1950 and 1962.

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Country
United States
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
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Lived 1897 to 1975 · aged 78
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13 languages

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