Tracy M. Sonneborn
Tracy Morton Sonneborn (born October 19, 1905 in Baltimore , Maryland , † January 26, 1981 in Bloomington , Indiana ) was an American protozoologist and geneticist .
Life
Sonneborn earned a bachelor's degree in English from Johns Hopkins University in 1925 and a Ph.D. in 1928 from the philosopher and geneticist Herbert Spencer Jennings (1868–1947). in zoology . He then worked as a research assistant at Johns Hopkins University. In 1929 he married Ruth Meyers; the couple had two sons. In 1939, Sonneborn moved to Indiana University in Bloomington as Associate Professor of Zoology , where he spent the rest of his scientific career. In 1943 he received a full professorship and in 1953 the title of Distinguished Professor .
In 1976 Sonneborn retired , but remained scientifically active until shortly before his death.
Act
Sonneborn studied paramecium ( Paramecium ), describing various forms of mating ( conjugation ). Building on the work of Joshua Lederberg and Edward L. Tatum , he dealt with Mendelian and non-Mendelian forms of inheritance. Here he discovered factors of cytoplasmic and epigenetic inheritance , trichocystic non-division and the doublet phenotype of Paramecium .
Sonneborn has published more than 230 articles , including numerous systematic reviews.
Awards (selection)
- 1946 Newcomb Cleveland Research Prize from the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1946 member of the National Academy of Sciences
- 1949 member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1949 President of the Genetics Society of America
- 1952 member of the American Philosophical Society
- 1958 Kimber Genetics Award from the National Academy of Sciences
- 1964 Foreign member of the Royal Society
- 1965 Mendel Medal of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences
Sonneborn held honorary doctorates from the following universities: Johns Hopkins University (1957), Northwestern University (1975), University of Geneva (1975), Indiana University (1978), University of Münster (1979). Indiana University has been presenting the Tracy M. Sonneborn Award for outstanding teaching and research since 1986 .
literature
- DL Nanney: TM Sonneborn; In terms of interpretation. In: Annual Review of Genetics , 15 (1981), 1-9 doi: 10.1146 / annurev.ge.15.120181.000245
- GH Beale: Tracy Morton Sonneborn. In: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society- 28 (1982), 537-574
- John R. Preer, Jr .: Tracy Morton Sonneborn 1905-1981. In: Biographical Memoir. National Academies Press 1996 (PDF, 188 kB)
- James D. Berger: Sonneborn, Tracy Morton. Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. 2008.
Web links
- Sonneborn mss. (Archive) at Indiana University (indiana.edu)
Individual evidence
- ^ Tracy Sonneborn at the National Academy of Sciences (nasonline.org); Retrieved December 26, 2012
- ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter S. (PDF; 1.4 MB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved May 19, 2019 .
- ^ Past & Present Officers of the Genetics Society of America (genetics-gsa.org); Retrieved December 26, 2012
- ↑ Tracy M. Sonneborn at the American Philosophical Society (amphilsoc.org); Retrieved December 26, 2012
- ↑ Kimber Genetics Award at the National Academy of Sciences (nasonline.org); Retrieved December 26, 2012
- ↑ entry on Sonneborn; Tracy Morton (1905-1981) in the Archives of the Royal Society , London
- ^ Tracy M. Sonneborn Award at Indiana University (indiana.edu); accessed on May 19, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sonneborn, Tracy M. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sonneborn, Tracy Morton (full name); Sonneborn, Tracy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American zoologist and geneticist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 19, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 26, 1981 |
| Place of death | Bloomington (Indiana) |