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Harry Eagle

American pathologist (1905-1992) · United States · On the map · Died at 87

Harry Eagle was an American physician and pathologist. He was born in New York City then studied, and later worked, at Johns Hopkins University before moving on to the National Institutes of Health. From 1961 to 1988 he worked at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

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1992Died21 June 19921987National Medal of ScienceAward1984E. B. Wilson MedalAward1973Louisa Gross Horwitz PrizeAward1905Born

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Awards

National Medal of Science1987
E. B. Wilson Medal1984
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize1973

About this person

He is best known for Eagle's minimal essential medium, which is important in understanding how human and mammalian cells reproduce. He is also known for the Eagle effect. In 1936 he was the inaugural winner of the Eli Lilly and Company-Elanco Research Award. In 1973, he was a co-winner of the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize of Columbia University. In 1987, he was awarded the National Medal of Science for his work in the Biological Sciences.

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United States
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1905 to 1992 · aged 87