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Hans Zinsser

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American physician, bacteriologist (1878-1940)

United StatesDoctorsLived 1878 to 1940 · aged 61
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Hans Zinsser was an American physician, bacteriologist, and prolific author. The author of over 200 books and medical articles, he was also a published poet. Some of his verses were published in The Atlantic Monthly.

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1940National Book Award
Knight of the Legion of Honour

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Hans Zinsser was an American physician, bacteriologist, and prolific author. The author of over 200 books and medical articles, he was also a published poet. Some of his verses were published in The Atlantic Monthly. His 1940 publication, As I Remember Him: the Biography of R.S., won one of the early National Book Awards, the sixth and last annual award for Nonfiction voted by members of the American Booksellers Association.

Country
United States
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1878 to 1940 · aged 61
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12 languages

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