Hudson Hoagland

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Hudson Hoagland (born December 5, 1899 in Rockaway , New Jersey , † March 4, 1982 in Southborough , Massachusetts ) was an American neuroscientist who dealt primarily with neurophysiology and biopsychology .

Life

Hudson Hoagland studied at Columbia University , where he obtained in 1921 a Bachelor of Science before to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology changed and there in 1924 his master in chemical engineering (chemical engineering) acquired. He then went to Harvard University , where he received his Ph.D. in psychology in 1927. PhD . As a result, he did research at Harvard as well as during a stay abroad at the University of Cambridge , before he took over a professorship in physiology at Clark University in 1931 .

In 1944, Hoagland and Gregory Pincus founded the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology (later known as the Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research ), an independent research institute for biomedical sciences , at Clark University in Worcester . As director and president until 1967 he was responsible for its management. At the same time he was a professor at Tufts University (1946–1950) and at Boston University (1950–1968) before he retired .

As early as 1934, Hoagland was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , which he later chaired from 1961 to 1964. In 1944/45 he was a Guggenheim Fellow . He was also a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Physiological Society and received honorary doctorates from Colby College , Wesleyan University , Clark University , Bates College , Boston University and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute .

Hoagland had been married since 1920 and had four children. His son Mahlon Hoagland followed his father's career choice and later took over the management of the Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research. Hudson Hoagland died on March 4, 1982 at the age of 82. The Hudson Hoagland Society , which is committed to biomedical research at the University of Massachusetts , now exists in his honor .

Scientific focus

Hoagland dealt with various fields of neuroscience , for example with neuro - or electrophysiology , biopsychology and neuroendocrinology . One of his main focuses was the examination of the brain by means of electroencephalography and the physiological correlation of surface sensitivity . In addition, he dealt with schizophrenia patients and was involved in the development of the birth control pill , in which his colleague Gregory Pincus played a significantly larger role.

Web links

  • Profile on the website of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

literature

  • Wallace Woodsome Robbins: Hudson Hoagland. Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, Vol. 92, October 1982, pp. 239-241. (available online at americanantiquarian.org )

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hudson Hoagland, pioneered in studies of the brain's waves. nytimes.com, March 5, 1982, accessed May 10, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter H. (PDF; 1.2 MB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Accessed May 10, 2018 .
  3. ^ Hudson Hoagland Society. umassmed.edu, accessed on May 10, 2018 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Hoagland, Hudson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American neuroscientist
DATE OF BIRTH December 5, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Rockaway , New Jersey , United States
DATE OF DEATH March 4th 1982
Place of death Southborough , Massachusetts , United States