Philip Bard
Philip Bard (* 1898 in Port Hueneme ; † April 5, 1977 ) was an American physiologist .
At the age of 16, Bard had read the 1905 edition of the physiology textbook by William Henry Howell (1860-1945). During the First World War he served as a volunteer with the US Army Ambulance Corps in France. Bard then studied at Princeton University ( AB 1923) and Harvard University ( AM 1925, Ph.D. 1927); his doctoral supervisor was Walter Cannon .
After postdoctoral research at Princeton (1928-1931) and Harvard (1931-1933), Bard was Professor and Head of the Institute of Physiology at Johns Hopkins University in 1933 - a position he held for 31 years. Also in 1933 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , in 1944 to the National Academy of Sciences and in 1959 to the American Philosophical Society . From 1953 to 1957 he was dean of the medical faculty. From 1941 to 1946, Bard was chairman of the American Physiological Society .
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| SURNAME | Bard, Philip |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American physiologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Port Hueneme |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 5th 1977 |