Wallace O. Fenn
Wallace Osgood Fenn
Biography
Fenn was born in
Chronology
- 1893: Born August 27 in Lanesboro, Massachusetts
- 1910: Graduated from Cambridge Latin School, Cambridge, Mass
- 1914: A.B., Harvard University
- 1916: A.M., Harvard University
- 1917–1918: Second Lieutenant, US Army, Sanitary Corps
- 1919: Ph.D., Harvard University (Plant Physiology)
- 1919–1922: Instructor in Applied Physiology, Harvard Medical School
- 1922–1924: Trabeling Fellow, Rockefeller Institute
- 1924–1959: Professor and Chairman of Physiology, The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
- 1962–1966: Director, Space Science Center, The University of Rochester
- 1961–1971: Distinguished Professor of Physiology
- 1971: Died September 20 in Rochester, New York, after a brief illness
Awards
- 1943: National Academy of Sciences, Elected Member[6]
- 1946: American Philosophical Society, Elected Member[7]
- 1948: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Elected Member[8]
- 1949: John F. Lewis Prize, American Philosophical Society
- 1958: Fold Medal Award, University of Rochester Medical Alumni Association
- 1961: Certificate of Merit, Rochester Academy of Medicine
- 1964: Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Award, International Academy of Astronautics
- 1964: Antonio Feltrinelli International Prize for Experimental Medicine, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rome[9]
- 1967: Research Achievement Award, American Heart Association
- 1971: Johannes Muller Medallion, The German Physiological Society
- 1971: Ville de Monaco Medal
Honorary degrees
- 1950: University of Chicago, D.Sc
- 1959: Universidad San Marcos, Peru, Catedratico
- 1960: Universote de Paris, Docteur
- 1965: Eniversite Libre de Bruxelles, Docteur
- 1965: The University of Rochester, D.Sc
Notable publications
- Respiration: 10 editions published between 1964 and 1976 in English and held in 278 libraries worldwide
- History of the American Physiological Society; the third quarter century, 1937–1962: 4 editions published in 1963 in English and held in 190 libraries worldwide
- History of the International Congresses of Physiological Sciences, 1889–1968: 7 editions published between 1968 and 1969 in English and held in 159 libraries worldwide
- Muscle: 1 edition published in 1941 in English and held in 33 libraries worldwide
Other publications:
- Daggs, R. G. Wallace O. Fenn, 1893–1971. Physiologist 14: 301–303, 1971.
- Physiology on horseback. Past-president's address. Am. J. Physiol. 159: 551–555, 1949.
- Fenn, W. O. Born fifty years too soon. Annu. Rev. Physiol. 24: 1–10, 1962.
- Fenn, W. O. History of the American Physiological Society: The Third Quarter Century, 1937–1962. Washington, DC: Am. Physiol. Soc., 1963.
- Fenn, W. O. (Editor) History of the International Congresses of Physiological Sciences, 1889–1968. Washington, DC: Am. Physiol. Soc., 1968.
- Rahn, H. Wallace O. Fenn, president of the American Physiological Society, 1946–1948. Physiologist 19: 1–10, 1976.
- Rahn, H. Wallace Osgood Fenn, August 27, 1893 – September 20, 1971. Biogr. Mem. Natl. Acad. Sci. 50: 141–173, 1979.
References
- ^ a b "U.S. Physiologist Gets '64 Astronautics Award". The New York Times. July 31, 1964. p. 4. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Wallace O. Fenn, Physiologist, 78". The New York Times. September 22, 1971. p. 50. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ISBN 0-309-02549-4. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ a b "19th APS President (1946-1948): Wallace O. Fenn (1893-1971)". American Physiological Society. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Wallace O. Fenn". nasonline.org. National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ "Wallace Osgood Fenn". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ Feltrinelli Prize Winners
Further reading
- Wallace O. Fenn, 1893-1971: memories and facts from friends here and abroad
- A Memorial service for Wallace Osgood Fenn, 1893-1971; Whipple Auditorium, University of Rochester, Medical Center, October 4, 1971, at 4:00 P.M.
- Hermann Rahn: In memoriam: Wallace O. Fenn, 1893-1971
- National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir