Loren H. Hoffman Biographical File
Abstract
Biographical file includes a VUMC Reporter article mourning the loss of Dr. Hoffman (April 30, 1999).
Dates
- Creation: 1999 - 1999
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Reproduction Rights
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Historical or Biographical Note
Loren H. Hoffman earned his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1968. He joined the Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty in 1969 as an instructor in the Department of Anatomy, which later became the Department of Cell Biology. As a Professor of Cell Biology, Hoffman's major responsibility was overseeing the Medical School courses in his field. A favorite among students, he won the 1977 Shovel Award from Vanderbilt students as best lecturer. Hoffman served on the Vanderbilt faculty for three decades before his passing in 1999.
Full Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Loren H. Hoffman Biographical File
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by EBL Special Collections Staff
- Date
- 2010-05-14
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is inEnglish.
Repository Details
Part of the VUMC Historical Images and Biographies Repository
Eskind Biomedical Library
2209 Garland Ave.
Nashville TN 37232
historyofmedicine@vanderbilt.edu
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