Nathan Lifson papers
Scope and Content
The collection contains reprints, correspondence, lecture notes, slides, graphs, lab sheets and experiment notes.
Dates
- 1942-1986
Creator
- Lifson, Nathan, 1911-1989 (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Use of Materials
Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only.
Copyright
Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). Requests to publish should be arranged with the University of Minnesota Archives.
Biographical Sketch of Nathan Lifson (1911-1989)
Nathan Lifson was born on 30 January 1911 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He earned his B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Minnesota and his M.D. from Columbia University. Dr. Lifson joined the faculty of the medical school's department of physiology in 1939, became a full professor in 1949 and retired as professor emeritus in 1981. In 1987, Dr. Lifson received the international Rank Prize for his development of a simple method of measuring caloric expenditure. Dr. Lifson was also the editor of the American Journal of Physiologyand Journal of Applied Physiology. Nathan Lifson died on 31 December 1989.
Extent
19 boxes (24.7 linear feet)
Abstract
Collection contains the papers of Nathan Lifson, professor emeritus of physiology at the University of Minnesota.
Processing Information
Collection has not been processed.
- Physiology -- Study and teaching Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- University of Minnesota. Medical School. Dept. of Physiology
- Title
- Nathan Lifson Papers, 1942-1986
- Author
- Karen Spilman
- Date
- March 2005
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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