John Pappenheimer
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Dr. John Richard Pappenheimer (October 25, 1915 – December 26, 2007) was a professor
of Physiology
at Harvard University
and the thirty seventh president of the American Physiological Society
from 1964 until 1965.
He was the final of three children born to Alwin Max Pappenheimer, Sr., a distinguished pathologist on the faculty of the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University
and Beatrice (Leo) Pappenheimer. His siblings were Dr. Alwin Max Pappenheimer, Jr. (1908–1995) and Anne Pappenheimer Forbes (1911–1992). He married Helena Palmer in 1949 and they would have two sons, Will and Rick, and one daughter, Rosamond Pappenheimer Zimmermann.
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Physiology
Physiology
Physiology is the science of the function of living systems. This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or...
at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and the thirty seventh president of the American Physiological Society
American Physiological Society
The American Physiological Society was founded in 1887 with 28 members. Of them, 21 were graduates of medical schools, but only 12 had studied in schools that had a professor of physiology. Today, the APS has 10,500 members, most of whom hold doctoral degrees in medicine, physiology or other...
from 1964 until 1965.
He was the final of three children born to Alwin Max Pappenheimer, Sr., a distinguished pathologist on the faculty of the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
and Beatrice (Leo) Pappenheimer. His siblings were Dr. Alwin Max Pappenheimer, Jr. (1908–1995) and Anne Pappenheimer Forbes (1911–1992). He married Helena Palmer in 1949 and they would have two sons, Will and Rick, and one daughter, Rosamond Pappenheimer Zimmermann.