Glenn Allan Millikan (1906-1947) biographical file

 Collection
Identifier: EBL-718

  • Staff Only
Millikan, Glenn Allan (1906-1947)

Abstract

Biographical file includes photographs, negatives, meeting notes, obituaries, memorial service booklet, academic journal articles, newspaper articles, and correspondence.

Dates

  • 1947 - 2001

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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

Glenn A. Millikan joined the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine faculty to head the Department of Physiology in 1946. He was educated in Chicago, at Harvard University, at several German universities, and at Cambridge University, England. Before assuming duties at Vanderbilt, he had taught and lectured at Cambridge, Cornell University School of Medicine, and the Johnson Foundation of Biophysics at the University of Pennsylvania. His research included war research on high altitude flying and studies of the metabolism of living muscle cells.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Subjects

Digital Material

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Glenn Allan Millikan (1906-1947) biographical file
Author
Processed by EBL Special Collections Staff
Date
2010-06-25
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is inEnglish.

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the VUMC Historical Images and Biographies Repository

https://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/specialcollections/history-of-medicine/
Contact:
Eskind Biomedical Library
2209 Garland Ave.
Nashville TN 37232

 

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