Joseph Erlanger House
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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.
The house was built in around 1903(?) and Erlanger moved into it in 1917(?).
Joseph Erlanger
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...
, an American doctor and physiologist who was recognized with 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 in 1944.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1976.
The house was built in around 1903(?) and Erlanger moved into it in 1917(?).