Schmitt, Francis Otto, 1903-1995

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Molecular biologist (1903-1995). Schmitt received his bachelor's degree in 1924 and his Ph.D. in physiology in 1927 from Washington University. He served on the faculty of the university's Zoology department from1929 to 1941, when he was recruited by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to head its microbiology department and where he established the first U.S. center for electron microscopy. In 1962 Schmitt established the Neurosciences Research Program at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

From the description of Oral history interview with Francis Otto Schmitt, 1982. 1982 (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id: 65287379

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creatorOf Schmitt, Francis Otto, 1903-1995,. Oral history interview with Francis Otto Schmitt, 1982. Washington University in St. Louis, Bernard Becker Medical Library
creatorOf American Institute of Physics. Corporate Associates. Annual Meeting (1969 : New York, N.Y.). Sessions from the annual meeting of Corporate Associates [sound recording] / 1969 September 30. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the President, records of Karl Taylor Compton and James Rhyne Killian, 1930-1959 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries
referencedIn William B. Provine collection of evolutionary biology reprints, 20th century. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Haurowitz, Felix, 1896-1987. Mss., 1920-1985 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Otto Herbert Schmitt papers, 1901-1998 University of Minnesota Libraries. University Archives [uarc]
referencedIn Chargaff, Erwin, 1905-. Papers, 1929-1992. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn Mehrtens, Susan. Finding aid to the Dr. Francis O. Schmitt Oral history Collection papers, 1986 Washington University in St. Louis, Bernard Becker Medical Library
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Birth 1903-11-23

Death 1995-10-03

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