Haldan Keffer Hartline

Haldan Keffer Hartline ForMemRS[1] (December 22, 1903 – March 17, 1983) was an American physiologist. He was a co-winner (with George Wald and Ragnar Granit) of the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine[2][3][4] for his work in analyzing the neurophysiological mechanisms of vision.

Haldan Keffer Hartline
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Haldan Keffer Hartline, circa 1958
Born(1903-12-22)December 22, 1903
DiedMarch 17, 1983(1983-03-17) (aged 79)
NationalityUnited States
Alma materLafayette College
Johns Hopkins University
Known forvision
AwardsNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1967)
Scientific career
Fieldsphysiologist
InstitutionsUniversity of Pennsylvania
Johns Hopkins University

Sources

  1. Haldan Keffer Hartline, 22 December 1903 - 18 March 1983. The Royal Society Publishing 31 (1 November 1985)Biography Memorial Fellows of the Royal Society. p. 262–292. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1985.0010.
  2. Raju, Tonse NK. The Nobel Chronicles. The Lancet 354 (9178) (14 August 1999)Elsevier Ltd. p. 605. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)77968-X. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  3. Crescitelli, Frederick. The 1967 nobel prizes for physiology or medicine. Vision Research 8 (4) (April 1968)Elsevier Ltd. p. 333, I1, 334–337. doi:10.1016/0042-6989(68)90103-X. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  4. Dowling, John E.. Nobel Prize: Three Named for Medicine, Physiology Award. Science 158 (3800) (27 October 1967). p. 468–469. doi:10.1126/science.158.3800.468. Retrieved 2013-11-04.

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