Knight, Vernon (b.1917)
Collection
Identifier: 633
Abstract
Biographical file includes news clippings and a 1958 National Tuberculosis Association publication.
Dates
- 1958 - 1959
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Historical or Biographical Note
Dr. Vernon Knight served on the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine faculty as Associate Professor of Medicine from 1954-1959. He was also Director of the George Hunter Laboratory for Study of Infectious Diseases.
Knight received his M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1943. He served as a medical officer in the United States Navy during World War II. From 1950 to 1954, Knight was Director of the Laboratory of Infectious Diseases at Cornell University. His specialties included molecular physiology and biophysics, oncology, and pulmonary diseases.
Knight received his M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1943. He served as a medical officer in the United States Navy during World War II. From 1950 to 1954, Knight was Director of the Laboratory of Infectious Diseases at Cornell University. His specialties included molecular physiology and biophysics, oncology, and pulmonary diseases.
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Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Knight, Vernon (b.1917)
- Author
- Processed by EBL Special Collections Staff
- Date
- 2010-05-21
- 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
Contact:
Eskind Biomedical Library
2209 Garland Ave.
Nashville TN 37232
historyofmedicine@vanderbilt.edu
Eskind Biomedical Library
2209 Garland Ave.
Nashville TN 37232
historyofmedicine@vanderbilt.edu