Quain's Elements of Anatomy Vol. III. Part II. The Nerves by E. A. Schafer, G. D. Thane

Schafer, Edward A; Symington, Johnson; Bryce, Thomas H.

Published by Longmans, Green and Co, 1909

1909 printing, 11th edition. Bound in publisher's red cloth. Gilt lettering. Pages clean, unmarked. Corner bumped. Owner's name (David Bodian) on front end page. Bodian was a medical scientist at Johns Hopkins University. He, also attended the University of Chicago where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology in 1931, followed by his PH.D in 1934 and his M.D in 1937. Dr. Bodian came to Hopkins in 1939 as a research fellow in Anatomy. Over the next 20 years the team at Hopkins would make several discoveries which would lead to the development of the Polio vaccine. In 1958 he and his colleagues, as well as 12 other polio experts were inducted into the Polio Hall of Fame at the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1958, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1968. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1968 and the American Philosophical Society in 1973. In 1985, the Society honored him with the Karl Spencer Lashley Award. Bodian was an honorary member of the Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland, the French Neurological Society, and the Mexican Society of Anatomy, and he served as president of the American Association of Anatomists from 1971 to 1972. In 1980, the Johns Hopkins University dedicated the Bodian Room in recognition of his contributions to polio research. Seller Inventory # 1906170043

Bibliographic Details

Title: Quain's Elements of Anatomy Vol. III. Part ...
Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co
Publication Date: 1909
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good