Joseph Erlanger
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Joseph Erlanger was an American
physiologist
.
Erlanger was born on January 5, 1874, at San Francisco, California
. He completed his B.S. in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley
and completed his M.D. in 1899 from the Johns Hopkins University
. Erlanger worked as
Assistant in Physiology, 1900–01; Instructor, 1901–03; Associate, 1903–04; Associate Professor, 1904–06; at The
Johns Hopkins University
in Baltimore
, MD. Erlanger was on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and received the Nobel Prize while on the faculty of Washington University in St. Louis
, awarded jointly with Herbert Spencer Gasser.
Assistant in Physiology, 1900–01; Instructor, 1901–03; Associate, 1903–04; Associate Professor, 1904–06;
He won the Nobel Prize
in Medicine or Physiology
in 1944 for the discovery of different types of nerve fiber
s.
He died on December 5, 1965 at St. Louis, Missouri
. The Joseph Erlanger House
in St. Louis is designated a National Historic Landmark.
On January 22, 2009, the International Astronomical Union
named a crater
on the moon
after him.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
physiologist
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...
.
Erlanger was born on January 5, 1874, at San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. He completed his B.S. in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
and completed his M.D. in 1899 from the Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
. Erlanger worked as
Assistant in Physiology, 1900–01; Instructor, 1901–03; Associate, 1903–04; Associate Professor, 1904–06; at The
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, MD. Erlanger was on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and received the Nobel Prize while on the faculty of Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...
, awarded jointly with Herbert Spencer Gasser.
Assistant in Physiology, 1900–01; Instructor, 1901–03; Associate, 1903–04; Associate Professor, 1904–06;
He won the Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
in Medicine or Physiology
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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in 1944 for the discovery of different types of nerve fiber
Nerve fiber
A nerve fiber is a threadlike extension of a nerve cell and consists of an axon and myelin sheath in the nervous system. There are nerve fibers in the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system. A nerve fiber may be myelinated and/or unmyelinated. In the central nervous system , myelin...
s.
He died on December 5, 1965 at St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
. The Joseph Erlanger House
Joseph Erlanger House
Joseph Erlanger House was a home of Joseph Erlanger, an American doctor and physiologist who was recognized with the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1944.It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976....
in St. Louis is designated a National Historic Landmark.
On January 22, 2009, the International Astronomical Union
International Astronomical Union
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named a crater
Erlanger (crater)
Erlanger is a very deep lunar impact crater that lies close to the Northern pole. Due to its position near the north pole of the moon , sunlight only rarely falls on the bottom, and it is hoped that ice from comet impacts may have accumulated here .The crater was named by the International...
on the moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
after him.