Fuller Albright
Fuller Albright (born January 12, 1900 in Buffalo , † December 8, 1969 in Boston ) was an American doctor who dealt with metabolic diseases ( endocrinologist ).
Life
Albright studied medicine at Harvard . In 1924 he finished his studies. He then worked at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and in Vienna . From 1942 to 1961 he worked as an associate professor again at Harvard, u. a. with Harry F. Klinefelter , with whom he researched Klinefelter syndrome .
At the end of his life, Fuller Albright suffered from Parkinson's disease .
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After him u. a. named the following diseases:
- Albright syndrome (also McCune-Albright syndrome)
- Albright-Butler-Bloomberg Syndrome
- Albright osteodystrophy
- Klinefelter-Reifenstein-Albright syndrome (usually just Klinefelter syndrome )
Awards
Albright was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1941), the National Academy of Sciences of the United States (1952) and the French Académie nationale de Médecine (1960).
Web links
- Literature by and about Fuller Albright in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Biography Allbrights at whonamedit.com
- A. Leaf: Fuller Albright 1900-1969 . Biographical Memoirs . National Academy of Sciences, 1976.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter A. (PDF; 945 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved February 15, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Albright, Fuller |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American endocrinologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 12, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buffalo |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 8, 1969 |
| Place of death | Boston |