Thomas, Lewis, 1913-1993

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Physician, educator.

From the description of Reminiscences of Lewis Thomas : oral history, 1981. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309735919

Dr. Thomas served as professor of pathology (1954-1969) at New York University and dean (1971-1973) of Yale's School of Medicine--among other posts--before becoming president of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in 1973. He is probably best known to the public from his column in THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, "Notes of a Biology Watcher," which appeared from 1971 to 1980, and from the resulting book-length compilations of these essays, THE LIVES OF A CELL (1974) and THE MEDUSA AND THE SNAIL (1979), which earned him several national literary awards and the recognition as one of the best modern scientific essayists writing non-technically about the meaning of biology and, by extension, the meaning of life.

From the description of Lewis Thomas papers, 1941-1992 (bulk 1973-1983). (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 83392388

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referencedIn Robert B. Livingston Papers, 1935 - 1990 University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.
creatorOf Goldyne, Joseph R. Archive of the making of Lewis Thomas' QUARTET, 1985-1988. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Al Silverman Papers, 1951-2003 Fales Library & Special Collections
creatorOf Thomas, Lewis, 1913-1993. Lewis Thomas papers, 1941-1992 (bulk 1973-1983). Princeton University Library
creatorOf Thomas, Lewis, 1913-1993. Reminiscences of Lewis Thomas : oral history, 1981. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Finney, Ross Lee, 1906-1997. Earthrise / Ross Lee Finney. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Finney, Ross Lee, 1906-1997. Earthrise : for chorus, soloists & orchestra / by Ross Lee Finney. University of Michigan
referencedIn Kosmos Club (Columbia, S.C.). Essays and minutes, 1998 Dec. 8 ; [typescript]. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
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associatedWith Finney, Ross Lee, 1906-1997. person
associatedWith Goldyne, Joseph R. person
associatedWith Kosmos Club (Columbia, S.C.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Livingston, Robert Burr, 1918- person
associatedWith Memorial Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research. corporateBody
associatedWith Silverman, Al person
associatedWith Tanner, Estelle, person
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United States
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Cancer
Medical education
Educator
Medical policy
Medicine
Pathologists
Pathology
Physicians
Physicians
Research institutes
Science and state
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Biologists
Medical research personnel
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Birth 1913-11-25

Death 1993-12-03

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