Louis H. Bauer
Louis Hopewell Bauer | |
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Born | Boston, Massachusetts | July 18, 1888
Died | February 2, 1964 Rockville Centre, New York | (aged 75)
Other names | Louis H. Bauer |
Louis Hopewell Bauer (July 18, 1888 – February 2, 1964)[1][2] was an American medical doctor who founded the Aerospace Medical Association in 1929.[3] Bauer was the first medical director of the Aeronautics Branch of the Department of Commerce which became the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Career
He was
Department of Commerce. On October 7, 1929, the Aero Medical Association of the United States was founded by Bauer.[4]
He also founded the
Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine journal. The first issue of this Journal was published in March, 1930.[2] Bauer was the Journal's editor for 25 years.[5]
Bauer was
Personal life
He was married to Helena Meredith Bauer who was a social worker with the
Chairman of AIM Management Group.[6]
Louis Bauer Award
The Louis Bauer Award is awarded by the Aerospace Medical Association. It is given in honour of Bauer, who was the founder of the AMA. It is awarded annually "for the most significant contribution in aerospace medicine".[7]
References
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- ^ PMID 11194996. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ Aerospace Medical Association. "About the AsMA". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- ^ Emme, Eugene M. (1961). "Aeronautics and Astronautics Chronology, 1925-1929". Aeronautics and Astronautics: An American Chronology of Science and Technology in the Exploration of Space, 1915-1960. Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 19–26. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ M A Hoffman; M E Rothert; B J Stegmann. "100th anniversary of Dr. Louis H. Bauer's birth". Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ a b "Charles T. Bauer: Co-Founder and Retired Chairman AIM Management Group". Business Wire. June 28, 2004. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "2002 Award Winners of the Aerospace Medical Association". sasma.szd.si. July 2002. Archived from the original on 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2009-06-14.