Viktor Hamburger
Viktor Hamburger | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 9, 1900 |
| Died | June 12, 2001 (aged 100) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Freiburg |
| Known for | Nerve growth factor |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Embryology |
| Institutions | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Doctoral advisor | Hans Spemann |
Viktor Hamburger (July 9, 1900 – June 12, 2001)[1] was a German professor and embryologist. In 1951 he co-authored the Hamburger-Hamilton stages. Hamburger lectured, among others, Nobel Prize-winning neurologist Rita Levi-Montalcini,[2] who identified nerve growth factor along with Hamburger when they collaborated. Hamburger began to work at Washington University in St. Louis in 1935; he retired from his professor position in 1969 and continued researching until the 1980s.[3]
Early life[edit]
Hamburger was born on July 9, 1900 in Landeshut, Silesia, Germany to Max Hamburger and Else Gradenwitz.[4]
Career[edit]
In the 1960s, Hamburger did embryological work that established that chick movements in embryo were spontaneous patterns, a finding that contradicted contemporary assertions of behavioral psychologists.[3][5]
Hamburger later revisited nerve growth factor, demonstrating that it was required for the maintenance of neural cells.[6]
Selected Awards[edit]
- 1953 - Inducted into National Academy of Sciences
- 1976 - Honorary doctorate, Washington University in St. Louis
- 1978 - Wakeman Award for Research in the Neurosciences
- 1981 - Ross Harrison Prize from the International Society of Developmental Biologists, shared with Donald Brown
- 1983 - Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize of Columbia University with Stanley Cohen and Rita Levi-Montalcini
- 1984 - Honorary doctorate from Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Uppsala University[7]
- 1985 - Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience from the Society for Neuroscience
- 1989 - National Medal of Science
- 1990 - Karl Spencer Lashley Award of the American Philosophical Society
- 2000 - Lifetime Achievement Award, Society for Developmental Biology
References[edit]
- Notes
- ^ Noden, Drew M. "Viktor Hamburger (1900-2001)". Society for Developmental Biology. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
- ^ Cowan, W. M. (2001). "Andrita Levi-Montalcini". Annual Review of Neuroscience. 24: 551–600. doi:10.1146/annurev.neuro.24.1.551. PMID 11283321.
- ^ a b Freeman, Karen (2001-06-14). "Viktor Hamburger, 100, Dies; Embryologist Revealed Architecture of Nervous System". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
- ^ Hamburger, Viktor (1996). "Viktor Hamburger". In Squire, Larry R. The history of neuroscience in autobiography. Washington DC: Society for Neuroscience. p. 223. ISBN 0-916110-51-6. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
- ^ Hamburger, V.; Wenger, E.; Oppenheim, R. (1966). "Motility in the chick embryo in the absence of sensory input". Journal of Experimental Zoology. 162 (2): 133. doi:10.1002/jez.1401620202.
- ^ http://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/traditions/prizes/honorary-doctorates/
- Bibliography
- Allen, Garland. "Viktor Hamburger, 1900-2001; a biographical memoir" (PDF). Biographical Memoirs. National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- Hamburger, Viktor (1996). "Viktor Hamburger". In Squire, Larry R. The history of neuroscience in autobiography. Washington DC: Society for Neuroscience. pp. 222‒250. ISBN 0-916110-51-6. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
External links[edit]
- The Viktor Hamburger Lecture
- Viktor Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize
- Viktor Hamburger Virtual Exhibit
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