Public figure, Education, Healthcare
Simon Flexner Silver
American scientist (1863-1946)
Simon Flexner was an American scientist (1863-1946). Born 1863 in Louisville. Associated with Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania, The Rockefeller University.
- Function
- Education, Healthcare, Media
- Industries
- Education, Professional, scientific and technical services
Common questions
- Who is Simon Flexner?
- Simon Flexner was an American scientist (1863-1946). Born 1863 in Louisville. Associated with Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania, The Rockefeller University.
- What does Simon Flexner do?
- Simon Flexner is known as physician, university teacher, non-fiction writer.
- Where did Simon Flexner study?
- Simon Flexner studied at University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy.
- What are Simon Flexner's skills?
- pathology.
- When was Simon Flexner born?
- Simon Flexner was born on 1863-03-25 in Louisville.
- What awards has Simon Flexner received?
- George M. Kober Lectureship, honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg.
Career and education
SilverCareer
Offices and positions
- director1903 to 1935
Education
- University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
- University of Louisville
Public life
Gold- Born
- 1863-03-25, Louisville
- Died
- 1946-05-02, New York City
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- physician, university teacher, non-fiction writer, pathologist, microbiologist, bacteriologist
- Affiliations
- Royal Society of London, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Académie Nationale de Médecine, National Academy of Sciences, Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium, American Philosophical Society
- Also known as
- Dr. Simon Flexner
Achievements
SilverAwards
- George M. Kober Lectureship 1928
- honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg 1923
Network
SilverFamily (public figures)
- Helen Thomas FlexnerSpouse
- James Thomas FlexnerChild
- Abraham FlexnerSibling
- Bernard FlexnerSibling
- Charles FlexnerRelative
Profile
- Languages
- English
- Expertise
- pathology
What we have, and what we might have wrong
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