Lewis Victor Heilbrunn
Encyclopedia
Lewis Victor Heilbrunn was an influential American
biologist
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Heilbrunn was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship
in 1927, and on his return from Europe began teaching
at Pennsylvania University
, a position he would hold for 30 years. His Outline of Physiology
(originally published in 1937, revised in 1943 and 1952) became a standard foundational text in the field.
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biologist
Biologist
A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of life. Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists involved in basic research attempt to discover underlying mechanisms that govern how organisms work...
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Heilbrunn was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
in 1927, and on his return from Europe began teaching
at Pennsylvania University
Pennsylvania University
Pennsylvania University may refer to one of two unrelated universities:* University of Pennsylvania, a private university* Pennsylvania State University, a state-related university...
, a position he would hold for 30 years. His Outline 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...
(originally published in 1937, revised in 1943 and 1952) became a standard foundational text in the field.
Literary works
- The colloid chemistry of protoplasma, 1928
- An outline of physiologyPhysiologyPhysiology 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...
, 1937