Melvin J. Glimcher
Melvin J. Glimcher | |
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Born | Melvin Jacob Glimcher June 2, 1925 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | May 12, 2014 New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged 88)
Burial place | Sharon Memorial Park Sharon, Massachusetts |
Education | Purdue University (BS, BS) Harvard University (MD) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS) |
Children | 3, including Laurie |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biomedical engineering |
Institutions | Harvard Medical School |
Melvin Jacob Glimcher (June 2, 1925 – May 12, 2014) was an American pioneer in the development of
Early life
Glimcher was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on June 2, 1925, and grew up in nearby Chelsea, Massachusetts. His parents were Russian Jewish immigrants.[2] His family owned a garment factory, and while in high school he worked as a sportswriter for the local newspaper.
He joined a
Career
After also completing graduate school studies and research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Glimcher returned to HMS and became the first tenured chair in orthopedic surgery.[3]
In the early 1960s, Glimcher was an orthopedic surgeon at Mass General. At 39, Dr. Glimcher was appointed to the first tenured chair in orthopedic surgery at Harvard. He also headed the
Among his other appointments, Glimcher served as a trustee of the
He is buried in the Sharon Memorial Park.[3]
Awards and honors
- First tenured chair in orthopedic surgery, Harvard Medical School
- Honorary doctor of engineering degree, Purdue University
- Dr. Melvin J. Glimcher Fund for Science Scholarship at Purdue University[6]
Personal life
Dr. Glimcher was married twice, to Geraldine Lee Bogolub, and then Karin Wetmore. Both marriages ended in divorce. He was survived by three daughters from his first marriage: Susan, Laurie, and Nancy Glimcher; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
His second daughter, Dr.
References
- ^ "Dr. Melvin J. Glimcher, 88, Prosthetics Innovator, Dies". The New York Times. May 31, 2014. p. B8. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ^ "Take Five: Jake Auchincloss". 11 August 2021.
- ^ a b Stickgold, Emma (5 June 2014). "Melvin Glimcher, 88; doctor fascinated by bones' structure". Boston Globe. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Melvin J. Glimcher, MD, Boston Arm Inventor". Oandp.com. June 2, 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
- ^ Harvard News Office. "Glimchers are unusual father-daughter duo". News.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
- ^ Fund Award site
- ^ Martin M. Dr. Melvin J. Glimcher, Prosthetics Innovator, Dies at 88. New York Times. May 30, 2014