Simon Flexner
American scientist (1863-1946) · United States · On the map · Doctors · Died at 83
Simon Flexner was an American physician, scientist, administrator, and professor of experimental pathology at the University of Pennsylvania (1899-1903). He served as the first director of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1901-1935) and a trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation.
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He was also a friend and adviser to John D. Rockefeller Jr.
